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WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - MARCH 18: Cameron Devlin wears a face mask at Wellington Airport, prior to the departure of the Wellington Phoenix team to Sydney to complete the remainder of the Hyundai A-League season on March 18, 2020 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)

Phoenix arrive with hint of new-look A-League

A condensed A-League season looks set to play out almost entirely in Sydney and Melbourne under a revamped schedule that is close to finalisation.

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PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 09: Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates with the trophy following the mens singles final against Dominic Thiem of Austria during Day fifteen of the 2019 French Open at Roland Garros on June 09, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Tennis majors on collision course

US tennis officials unhappy with the move of the French Open with Rafael Nadal consulted but not tennis authorities.

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WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - MARCH 15: Phoenix fans show their support during the round 23 A-League match between Wellington Phoenix and Melbourne Victory at Westpac Stadium on March 15, 2020 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)

Phoenix keep up the fluids as migraine hits

Wellington Phoenix are third on the ladder. They’re in with a chance to win their first title. But nothing is certain any more.

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Melbourne Heart General Manager, John Didulica.

Rapid-fire bid to finish A-League

A-League bosses hope to embark on a rapid-fire schedule of games in a bid to finish the season.

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LIVERPOOL, - MARCH 13: Dusk falls over The Shankly Gates at the home of Liverpool Football Club on March 13, 2020 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. It has been announced that all football league matches, including the Premier League and Womens Super League, have been postponed until at least April 3 in response to the threat of coronavirus. This follows UEFA's decision to suspend fixtures in the Champion's League and the Europa League, as many top flight players enter self-isolation. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

EPL warned over voiding season

Former FA chairman Greg Dyke has warned that the Premier League will face legal action if the season is declared null and void.

Martyn Ziegler and Paul Joyce

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Japanese midfielder Keisuke Honda takes part in a training session while wearing a protective face mask to prevent the spread of the new Coronavirus, before his debut match for Botafogo against Bangu, during the Carioca Championship, in Nilton Santos stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 15, 2020. (Photo by DIEGO MARANHAO / AFP)

Deprived of football, players try to fill void

Footballers around Europe are struggling to fill the “big void” created by the coronavirus shutdown.

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Newly appointed FFA CEO James Johnson speaks to the media during a press conference at the Football Federation Australia (FFA) headquarters in Sydney, Wednesday, January 15, 2020. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts) NO ARCHIVING

A-League plays on, without fans

A-League and W-League games will be played in empty stadiums, while Wellington players will be based in Australia.

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Matthew Millar of the Jets scores a goal during the Round 23 A-League match between Adelaide United and Newcastle Jets at Coopers Stadium in Adelaide, Sunday, March 15, 2020. (AAP Image/Kelly Barnes) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Jets dent Reds’ finals hopes

Newcastle Jets put a severe dent in Adelaide United’s A-League finals ambitions with a 3-0 away win on Sunday.

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WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - MARCH 15: David Ball of the Phoenix celebrates after scoring a goal while Gary Hooper looks on during the round 23 A-League match between Wellington Phoenix and Melbourne Victory at Westpac Stadium on March 15, 2020 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)

Phoenix commit to Australian stay

Wellington have farewelled home supporters with a stylish 3-0 win to almost certainly torpedo the playoff hopes of Melbourne Victory.

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WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - MARCH 15: Round 23 A-League match between Wellington Phoenix and Melbourne Victory at Westpac Stadium on March 15, 2020 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Masanori Udagawa/Getty Images)

Travel limits might shut A-League

Moves by Australia and NZ to impose 14-day self-isolation spells disaster for the A-League weeks out from its finals series.

Oliver Caffrey

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 14: Tass Mourdoukoutas of Western Sydney Wanderers and Jamie Maclaren of Melbourne City compete for the ball during the round 23 A-League match between Melbourne City and the Western Sydney Wanderers at AAMI Park on March 14, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Luke Hemer/Getty Images)

City and Wanderers in draw

Melbourne City have lost a chance to tighten their grip on second place with a 1-1 draw against Western Sydney.

Anna Harrington

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 14: Milos Ninkovic of Sydney FC and Nicholas Dagostino of Perth Glory during the round 23 A-League match between Sydney FC and the Perth Glory at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium on March 14, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Scott Gardiner/Getty Images)

Perth hold Sydney to draw

Ladder leaders Sydney FC have dropped points in a scoreless draw with Perth before a sparse crowd.

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 13: Scott McDonald of the Roar celebrates scoring a goal during the round 23 A-League match between the Brisbane Roar and the Central Coast Mariners at Suncorp Stadium on March 13, 2020 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)

McDonald fires Roar into top four

Brisbane veteran Scott McDonald’s third goal in two matches secured the Roar a 1-0 win over Central Coast.

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FFA Head of Leagues Greg O'Rourke addresses media in Sydney, Thursday, December 13, 2018. The A-League will expand to 12 teams in the next two seasons after FFA decided to award licences to new teams based in Western Melbourne and South West Sydney. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts) NO ARCHIVING

FFA gives go ahead for crowds

This weekend’s A-League and W-League games will go ahead with crowds despite concerns over the coronavirus outbreak.

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 02, 2020 Arsenal's Spanish head coach Mikel Arteta gestures as he leaves after the English Premier League football match between Burnley and Arsenal at Turf Moor in Burnley, north west England. - Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has tested positive for the coronavirus, the Premier League club announced on March 12, 2020.

Bug puts English soccer on hold

All English soccer matches including the Premier League have been suspended until April 4 due to the coronavirus.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 01: Coach Erick Mombaerts of Melbourne City looks on during the round 21 A-League match between Melbourne City and the Brisbane Roar at AAMI Park on March 01, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images)

City forced to reshuffle for Wanderers

Melbourne City are without two suspended in-form players but confident of maintaining their strong form against the Wanderers.

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Roar coach Robbie Fowler (centre) is seen during a Brisbane Roar training session at the BRFC City of Logan Training Facility in Brisbane, Tuesday, March 10, 2020. (AAP Image/Darren England) NO ARCHIVING

Roar focus on winning points

Roar coach Robbie Fowler is urging his team to maintain their standards regardless of the atmosphere inside the stadium.

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Matildas on their way to Tokyo

The Matildas locked up qualification for the Tokyo Olympic Games with an at-times shaky win over an outclassed Vietnam

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Tottenham's manager Jose Mourinho, right, comforts Tottenham's Lucas Moura after losing the Champions League round of 16, 2nd leg soccer match between RB Leipzig and Tottenham Hotspur in Leipzig, Germany, Tuesday, March 10, 2020. Leipzig defeated Tottenham with 3-0. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

We’re not a team anymore: Mourinho

Tottenham go meekly out of the Champions League with a 3-0 loss to Leipzig.

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Arsenal's Brazilian striker Gabriel Martinelli (L) vies with Olympiakos' Guinean midfielder Mohamed Mady Camara (R) during the UEFA Europa league round of 32 second leg football match between Arsenal and Olympiakos at the Emirates stadium in London on February 27, 2020. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP)

Arsenal players in isolation

The English Premier League is the latest major sport competition to be affected by the coronavirus.

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