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Manchester City's Riyad Mahrez, center, celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Group C Champions League soccer match between Manchester City and FC Shakhtar Donetsk in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Man City cruises to victory

Manchester City became the only English club to win its opening Champions League game, beating Shakhtar Donetsk 3-0.

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Former Australian football player Craig Foster (R) leaves the FIFA headquarters in Zurich next to Executive Director of the World Players Association Brendan Schwab (L) after handing over a petition to FIFA calling for Hakeem Al-Araibi to be freed on January 28, 2019 in Zurich. - Al-Araibi, a football player with refugee status has been detained in Thailand for nearly two months faces extradition over his alleged role in Bahrain's Arab Spring protests. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

A-League move a game changer

It’s the biggest job in Australian football, with a seven-figure salary. But questions are being asked about what the role entails.

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Socceroos defender Milos Degenek trains with the team in Dubai. Picture: Tristan Furney/Supplied

Degenek the quiet achiever

Big players like big games, and there’s growing evidence that Milos Degenek is becoming one of the Socceroos’ key performers.

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