2014 World Cup

Paying A Price For The Past?

There is nothing sadder than witnessing a once great team unravel. The Australian Women’s Hockey team were the cream of the crop for a long time. Denied the opportunity to play at the 1980 Olympic Games the first in which

Is A Foreign Coach The Best Option In The Long Term?

The Socceroos coach for the World Cup is due to be announced in the next few weeks, and it is almost certain that it will be a foreign high profile coach that will be appointed. Sydney FC coach Graham Arnold

Sentiment v Tradition?

Hockey fans around the world are shaking their heads once again. At the end of December we revealed the resignation of the CEO of the International Hockey Federation as well as the resignations of other key personnel; Although there has

Will An Appeal Delay the Socceroos?

Understandably the United States of America is in shock that its men’s football, or as they call it soccer team, has failed to qualify for the World cup next year in Russia. This is the first time that the United

Sharing the Pain and The Blame

The Socceroos have missed out on direct qualification for the FIFA World Cup in 2018. To some this has come as a big shock. They can still qualify, however they will have to do it the hard way. The way