She's been hailed as the world's best female player and now Sam Kerr could have it officially confirmed by FIFA.

The Matildas superstar has been nominated for the Best FIFA Women's Player 2017 award after her stunning season at domestic and international level.

Kerr is one of 10 players in line for the honour, which will be presented at FIFA's football awards ceremony in London on Oct. 23.

The list of contenders will be whittled down to three next month, with national team coaches, captains, selected...

Star Perth Glory import Diego Castro has been given the chance to rekindle an old partnership after convincing the A-League club to sign his former teammate Andreu Guerao on a one-year deal.

Castro and Guerao played together at Spanish clubs Malaga and Sporting Gijon, before they went their separate ways.

But the former roommates will be reunited -- in Australia of all places -- and Glory hope the Spanish duo will help propel the club to greater heights.

Castro has been a star of the A-League over...

Heidelberg United have become the fourth state-level side in FFA Cup history to knock off an A-League opponent, downing Perth 1-0 in the first giant-killing story of 2017.

Defending champions Melbourne City advanced from the round of 32 unscathed following a 2-0 win over local Brisbane outfit Peninsula Power, while Western Sydney edged Wellington 1-0 in extra-time and APIA Leichhardt trounced fellow debutants Olympia FC Warriors 5-0.

But it was Heidelberg who hoarded Tuesday night's headlines, running...

Emerging midfielder Jake Brimmer has signed with Perth Glory for the upcoming A-League season after failing to crack a game with Premier League giants Liverpool.

The 19-year-old spent the previous three years in the youth squad at Liverpool after the Reds first spotted him during their trip to Melbourne in 2014.

Although he played in Liverpool's under-23s side, he was unable to crack a senior game.

Brimmer was linked with moves to both Burnley and Kaiserslautern after being released by Liverpool...