Football fans were reminded that anything is possible in 2016 - a year when Adelaide United and Leicester City won their first top-level titles, Tim Cahill came home and Melbourne City put together the best womens side in Australian history.REDS RISEOn Christmas Day 2015, Adelaide United sat in second-last position and the clubs board pondered whether to give their coach - Barcelona legend Guillermo Amor - his marching orders. What followed was the greatest recovery in A-League history. Amor turned his young and unloved squad into A-League champions, losing just once in 20 games on the way to the grand final. In front of 50,119 at Adelaide Oval, United were title-winners for the first time with a 3-1 defeat of Western Sydney.CAHILLS CITY CLIMBMelbourne City achieved what no Australian club had been able to do in two decades by bringing Tim Cahill home. The mega-rich A-League expansion side hoped the talismanic Socceroo might change their on-field fortunes and he has. Cahills Melbourne derby golazo announced his arrival and a trademark header brought the club its first trophy - the FFA Cup.SOCCEROO STRUGGLEAfter cruising through their preliminary group on the road to Russia, Ange Postecoglous Socceroos made short work of their first two qualifying assignments - at home to Iraq and away to the United Arab Emirates. Tom Rogic, Aaron Mooy and Tomi Juric had come of age and a 2018 World Cup place looked assured.Then the momentum stalled.Draws in Saudi Arabia, at home to Japan and away to Thailand have Australia sitting outside the direct qualification places and at risk of missing a first World Cup in 16 years. The highest-stakes challenge of his coaching career awaits Postecoglou in 2017, including a Confederations Cup group with Germany, Chile and the African champions. No pressure then.The news was considerably worse at youth level; the under-19s and under-16s both failed miserably in Asian championship campaigns, giving Football Federation Australia plenty to think about.MATILDAS PIPPEDThe Matildas took centre stage at the Rio Olympics when drawn against host nation Brazil in the quarter-finals. After 120 minutes, neither side had broken the stalemate and the dreaded penalty shootout brought heartbreak for Alen Stajcics side, beaten 7-6 in front of 52,660 screaming locals. Later in the year, winger Caitlin Foord was recognised as the best player in Asia.CITY DOMINATE W-LEAGUEMelbourne City certainly made a splash. In their first season, Joe Montemurros all-stars ripped through the season with 12 straight wins, overcame nerves in a semi-final penalty shootout and lifted the trophy with a 4-1 grand final demolition of Sydney FC.LEGENDARY LEICESTER CITY2016 had plenty of underdog stories; Cleveland Cavaliers. Chicago Cubs. Cronulla. 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SONOMA, Calif. -- In a yearlong celebration of Roger Penskes 50th season in racing, Simon Pagenaud brought yet another championship trophy to one of the most storied organizations in motorsports.The Frenchman won his first career IndyCar title in his sophomore season driving for Penske and did it in dominating fashion by winning the season finale Sunday at Sonoma Raceway.Pagenaud needed a smooth race to put a wrap on this breakthrough season.Instead, he picked up his fifth win of the year and led a strong Penske finish to the final podium. The Penske team went 1-2-3 in the final series standings, the first team to do so since another Penske trio pulled off the sweep in 1994.That was a strong run, and I take my hat off to the entire team, Penske said.A 14th IndyCar title -- and 29th in various forms of motorsports -- was guaranteed at the start of the race because only Pagenaud and teammate Will Power were mathematically eligible to win the title.Pagenaud entered the weekend 43 points ahead of Power but earned an additional point for winning the pole. Then he led the most laps and won a race that was worth double points in the standings.What Im thinking about right now is, its been a long career, Pagenaud said. You start, 7 years old. You go through a lot. I remember my first race in France in a go-kart. It was raining. I had my visor open because I had the wrong helmet.I still have that picture at home. The ground I covered since is quite incredible. I just feel so blessed to be a human that has been able to live his dream and get to this. I basically accomplished all the dreams I had.Pagenauds performance was a moot point, though: Power had mechanical issues 38 laps into the race that sealed the outcome.Obviously I saw Will slowing down, which I wanted this fight to go all the way, Pagenaud said. It was a bit of a relief, I have to say. I feel sorry for his luck.Instead of winning to unseat Pagenaud, Power instead finished 20th. Pagenauds final margin was 127 points, the largest points win since Alex Zanardi defeated teammate Jimmy Vasser by 119 points in 1998.It was pretty realistic considering it was [worth] double points, Power said. Its just how it flows. When its your year, its your year, and Simon has done a phenomenal job to lead a 1-2-3 finish.Power finished second in the standings, Helio Castroneves was third and Chevrolet won its fifth consecutive manufacturers title since its return to IndyCar in 2012.Throughout the entire season, he was not only an amazing driver but a champion, Castroneves said of teammate Pagenaud. Really honored to be working with a guy like that. The whole team was a dream to work with, and today was the proof of that.Its the fourrth time Power has finished second in the standings, but it was easy to swallow because he won his only title in 2014.dddddddddddd And he missed the season-opening race this year when IndyCar ruled him out with concussion-like symptoms -- it was an inner-ear infection -- so climbing back into title contention was somewhat of a victory.If I hadnt won a championship, I guess it would be a pretty bad day, Power said. But finishing second, considering how I started the year, getting four wins, its a good year.A year after losing the title in the final race -- Juan Pablo Montoya led the standings wire-to-wire, but a Scott Dixon win in the finale cost Penske the championship on a tiebreaker -- the Penske organization cruised to the top of the series. The combination of Pagenaud, Power and Montoya won 10 of the 16 races.Across all motorsports, Penske also achieved its 500th pole this year, its 100th victory in NASCARs top Sprint Cup Series, and now an additional championship. The Penske team still has another shot: Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano both had top-five finishes Sunday in the opening race of NASCARs playoffs.GOODBYE TARGET: Scott Dixon didnt give sponsor Target the send-off it had hoped for after 27 years in IndyCar.Dixon started the day tied for third in the standings and tried to keep his streak of finishing third or better in the standings every year since 2007.But he had radio issues, had to change his helmet during a caution and finished 17th. It dropped him to sixth in the final standings. Its the lowest Dixon has finished since 2005.MONTOYA MOVING ON? If Sunday was the final race for Montoya driving for Penske, he closed out his tenure on a strong note.Montoya finished third at Sonoma to bookend the year with podium finishes. He won the season opener at St. Pete but had a significant drop-off the rest of the way.Although Montoya won the Indianapolis 500 for Penske last year, the team owner is unsure if hell bring the Colombian back next year. Penske hopes to make a decision within 60 days on if hell field a fourth car and who will drive it, and Montoya doesnt believe the door is closed yet on a return.ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Alexander Rossi finished fifth Sunday to lock up top rookie honors for the IndyCar season.Rossi won the Indianapolis 500 for a huge bright spot on a season he otherwise believes failed to live up to expectations. Rossi had just one podium all year.He has yet to announce his 2017 plans, and his name began to surface Sunday as a possible Penske driver next year.Wouldnt that be nice, Rossi said after the race. 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