Former Australia captain and the country's most capped player, Cheryl Salisbury, will become the first female footballer to be inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame next month.

Widely considered the pioneer of women's football in Australia, Salisbury will receive one of the highest laurels in sports in the country on Oct. 10 when she is inducted as an Athlete Member of The Sport Australia Hall of Fame.

The 45-year-old played 151 games for Australia -- the highest across genders -- and captained...

Western Sydney coach Markus Babbel's disappointment with the Wanderers' limp FFA Cup loss to Melbourne City has been tempered by the impending arrival of experienced German striker Alexander Meier.

The Wanderers were dumped out of the Cup with a 3-0 quarterfinal loss to Melbourne City at AAMI Park on Wednesday night and rarely looked threatening.

Babbel refused to confirm the identity of the club's new free-agent signing but it is understood to be the 36-year-old Meier, who amassed 119 Bundesliga...

Melbourne Victory have bolstered their midfield with the signing of experienced Albania international Migjen Basha on a two-year deal.

Basha joins the A-League club after spending last season with Greek outfit Aris Thessaloniki.

The 32-year-old defensive midfielder follows in the footsteps of former Victory star striker Besart Berisha, who won 17 caps for Albania before switching his allegiance to Kosovo.

- Adelaide, Central Coast advance in FFA Cup
- Merrick blasts refs after injury rules Hoolahan...

Adelaide United have continued their FFA Cup defence with a 1-0 quarterfinal win against Newcastle, while Central Coast scored a last-gasp knockout of Hume City.

The Reds' victory was sealed by a first-half Al Hassan Toure tap-in on Tuesday night in Adelaide.

But in Melbourne, Central Coast endured a jittery quarterfinal against Victorian Premier League outfit Hume City until a 92nd minute winner from Abraham Majok.

Amid a manic goal-mouth scramble, Majok managed to get his left boot to the ball...

Australia's refereeing standards haven't improved in 15 years, Newcastle Jets coach Ernie Merrick says.

Merrick launched a fresh blast after his prized overseas signing Wes Hoolahan suffered a serious ankle injury which will sideline him for at least three months.

Hoolahan was hurt in Newcastle's 1-0 loss to Adelaide United in Tuesday night's FFA Cup quarterfinal.

Merrick says the initial prognosis on the Republic of Ireland international is an ankle syndesmosis injury which will take at least 12...