The Sky Blues are unhappy Western United have announced the signing of Aaron Calver before consulting with Sydney FC.
Keisuke Honda will have to be near his best as Melbourne Victory look to salvage their Asian Champions League campaign against Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
After a career spent entirely in England before his switch to Sydney FC,Adam Le Fondre is relishing his trip to Japan this week for the AFC Champions League.
Sydney FC defender expected a tougher challenge from Korean giants Ulsan Hyundai in their opening Asian Champions League match.
Star attacker Honda,the only player to represent Japan in three World Cups,is heading home to play a Sanfrecce Hiroshima side that features an old Melbourne Victory ally.
Sydney FC settled for a goalless draw despite dominating Ulsan at home in the Asian Champions League.
Unless Melbourne Victory can pick up some points when they play Hiroshima Sanfrecce in Japan next week,their Asian Champions League dream will probably die.
Reza Ghoochannejhad is set to be marked by his former teammate,Dave Bulthuis,on Wednesday night in Sydney FC's ACL match against Ulsan.
Melbourne Victory embark on their seventh Asian Champions League campaign hoping Keisuke Honda and Ola Toivonen will help drive them deep into the tournament.
The playing surface at Jubilee Oval has improved significantly,while Australia is at risk of losing ACL spots to Thailand.
Melbourne Victory has a tough schedule with four games in 14 days and international trips to Japan to contend with as it looks to reel in Perth Glory