Perth Glory have denied a report that Socceroo signing Rhys Williams is set to leave the club just 11 games into his A-League tenure.On Monday afternoon, Fox Sports reported that the stuttering Glory - which dropped Williams for the visit of Sydney FC on Saturday - would let the home-town defender leave.A Glory spokesman said the report was pure speculation and Williams was contracted for another 18 months.Rhys Williams is a contracted player and hes required at training, he said.The decision to leave him out of the squad for the visit of Sydney FC was a football decision and thats it.The length of Williams contract could be a key issue.The club announced Williams had signed a one-year deal on his signing in April, but now insist hes signed up until mid-2018.Under transfer regulations, clubs are allowed to approach rival players when their contracts have less than six months to run.Its understood Sydney FC were under the impression that Williams fell into that basket of players when they made a formal approach to the 28-year-old prior to their 4-1 defeat of the Glory on the weekend.Club chief executive Peter Filopoulous confirmed the Sky Blues approach was rebuffed.Sydney sent a letter but we promptly reminded them that Rhys has another year to run after this one and theyve apologised for the oversight, Filopoulos told FourFourTwo.This time of the year players who have six months left (on their contracts), clubs are entitled to approach them.As a courtesy they write to the club involved to say they have intentions of speaking to their player.Those letters are flying all over the A-League at the moment. However in Rhys Williams scenario hes got another year to run beyond this one. It doesnt apply.Williams has yet to hit any great footballing heights since moving back to Australia after an injury-ravaged decade in the United Kingdom.At his peak five years ago, Williams was linked to English Premier League giants Liverpool on a multi-million pound deal.But two major Achilles injuries and osteitis pubis sent Williams career into a tailspin, and he was released by club Middlesbrough this year after 10 seasons of service.In Perth, Williams has struggled to adapt to life in the A-League and was notably at fault for the round one capitulation to Central Coast, a match the Glory led 3-0 after 55 minutes but ended up drawing.It remains to be seen whether any tension or issues between the club and player will result in the defender departing the club.Williams last played for the Socceroos in 2013. China Jerseys 2020 . -- The Magic have their first victory of the new year. Nike China Jerseys . 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HOUSTON -- The Houston Texans are being careful to avoid a letdown Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars, who are losers of eight straight, after their huge win at Indianapolis last week that left them in control of the AFC South.We keep it all in perspective no matter what their record is, Houston left tackle Duane Brown said. We know that theyre going to play us very tough. ... Were not overlooking them by any means and were not resting on our accomplishment from last week. So were all pretty focused on them and the challenges that they have.Houstons victory over the Colts last week extended the teams division winning streak to nine games and left the Texans tied with the Titans atop the AFC South standings at 7-6. But the Texans control their own destiny and hold the tiebreaker because of a 4-0 mark in the division .The Texans won last week, thanks to Lamar Millers running and a defense which forced three turnovers. Quarterback Brock Osweiler still hasnt morphed into the player many hoped he would be when he signed a $72 million contract to leave Denver for Houston this offseason. Under Osweilers direction, Houston is averaging just 190 yards passing a game, which ranks 30th in the NFL and he has thrown the same number of touchdowns (14) as interceptions.Osweiler believes he learned from being in a playoff race last season with the Broncos and is ready to lead the Texans in this important stretch.The most important thing this time of year is not looking too far ahead, he said. Its very easy to get into the playoff scenarios, the division scenarios ... I think the most important thing is just focus on your next opponent because if you look past an opponent, youre not going to end up with the results that you want.The Jaguars (2-11) know that upsetting the Texans could hurt their playoff chances. But instead of focusing on that, they want to use their last three games, which are all in the division, to try and improve and set a good tone for 2017.I dont think `spoiler is the right word to use, quarterback Blake Bortles said. I think you want to get the chance to say: `How are we against one of these playoff teams and (how do we) stack up? You really dont want to talk about it or think about it, but lets build something going into the offseason for next year.Some things to know about the Jaguars-Texans game:FOUR-PEAT?: Bortles cant posssibly throw another interception for a touchdown against Houston, can he?Bortles has had a pick returned for a score in three consecutive games against the Texans, tying an NFL record set by Peyton Manning.ddddddddddddIve got to be a better tackler, Bortles joked.If Bortles has another INT taken to the house Sunday, he would become the first player in NFL history to throw four pick-6s against the same team in four straight games. Manning had three returned for scores in three consecutive games against San Diego (2010-12). Thats something Ill try not to do, Bortles said.He might want to throw away from Houston cornerback Kareem Jackson after he has returned an interception for a touchdown in the Texans last two games against the Jaguars.THIS IS THE GUY WE DRAFTED: Houston defensive end Jadeveon Clowney had perhaps the best game of his career last week against Indianapolis.Andrew Luck threw an interception early in the third quarter under heavy pressure from Clowney and fumbled late in the quarter on a strip-sack by the top overall pick in the 2014 draft. Clowney, who was slowed by injuries in his first two seasons, returned last week after missing a game because of elbow and wrist injuries. He leads AFC defensive ends with 12 tackles for losses and needs one sack to surpass his career high of 4 1/2 set last season.CLOSE CALLS: Jacksonville had had plenty of chances to end its eight-game losing streak. 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