lucas neill

Creating Legends

“You’re a legend” is part of the Australian vernacular, and has been for a long time. It is used as a way of expressing extreme gratitude. Rather than a simple “thank you,” the phrase becomes “Oh thanks mate you are

Centre Of Excellence To Close, But Are A-League Clubs Capable of Filling the Void?

Some in football may be surprised that there has not been more of an outcry on hearing the news that the FFA’s Centre of Excellence, formerly its Australian Institute of Sport program in Canberra is going to be shut down.

Elite Focus is Damaging Australian Sport

At the start of last week following the Wallabies second defeat to the All Blacks former Australian international Brett Papworth wrote an article that struck a chord with rugby fans across the country. It was titled “As you Sow, so

The Most Wanted Man in the A-League

He is hated by opposition fans throughout the A-League yet he is the player virtually every fan would love to have playing for their team. The man in question is Besart Berisha. Berisha is undoubtedly the best foreign striker to

Cash or Career?

“If you have half a chance of playing at the highest level you should go over there and test yourself against the best. Ultimately that is going to help Australia perform.” Harry Kewell is quoted as saying in an article