Michael Church

Shanghai Port completed a successful defence of their Chinese Super League title on Saturday when Kevin Muscat's side gave Tianjin Tigers a 5-0 thrashing on the final day of the season to finish one point ahead of cross-city rivals Shanghai Shenhua.

Auckland FC coach Steve Corica wants the A-League newcomers to focus on maintaining their impressive early season form after guiding his side to a 2-0 victory over Wellington Phoenix on Saturday, the club's third win in a row in their debut campaign.

Asian football's revamped club competitions will be given time to develop before further amendments are considered, said the continent's most senior official as the Asian Champions League Elite reaches the halfway point of its league phase.

(Reuters) - Auckland FC coach Steve Corica wants the A-League newcomers to focus on maintaining their impressive early season form after guiding

Al-Hilal's Aleksandar Mitrovic got a hat-trick as they continued their perfect start to the Asian Champions League Elite on Monday with a 3-0 win over Iran's Esteghlal, although the Saudi side's evening was soured by a late injury to Neymar.

Japan's Vissel Kobe moved top of the standings in the eastern zone of the Asian Champions League Elite on Tuesday as the J-League champions ended Gwangju FC's perfect start to the league phase with a 2-0 win in Kobe.

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Yokohama F Marinos handed 10-man Buriram United from Thailand a 5-0 thrashing on Wednesday as the Japanese side moved up to third in the league phase of the Asian Champions League Elite standings.

Saudi Arabia will look to rekindle past glories when they take on Australia in Asia's World Cup preliminaries in Melbourne on Thursday with the Green Falcons aiming to move on from the lacklustre Roberto Mancini era with the return of Herve Renard.

China reignited their World Cup qualification hopes with a last-gasp 1-0 win over Bahrain in Riffa thanks to a Zhang Yuning strike after Herve Renard marked his return to the Saudi Arabia dugout with a 0-0 draw against hosts Australia on Thursday.