Marco Van Basten

Is It Time For An Accumulative Foul Rule In Football?

The 2019/2020 A-League came to its conclusion at the weekend, and as is often the case with a showcase game the Grand Final was a drab affair. The VAR came into play, as it had the previous year, and the

Podcast #55 – Why Are The Kookaburras Ignored by the Media, Cedric D’Souza on Coaching In Austria and Will FIFA Stamp Out Diving?

Not the Footy Show Podcast

We’re back albeit in two different countries. Our guest on this show is former India Hockey coach and now head coach of Austria, Cedric D’Souza. Cedric is loving his time in Austria, despite the difference in temperature and is enjoying

A Time To Go Public or Not?

In today’s society we are frequently reminded that one must have a “digital presence.” We are also frequently told that various activities such as sport are “inclusive.” Are these statements really true? Is there a time and a place for

Protecting the Integrity of Matches

At the start of 2017 football great Marco van Basten was advocating that FIFA look at adopting many of the rules of field hockey to improve the game as a spectacle. Yet maybe it is time that Hockey looked at

No Conspiracy Behind the Home and Away League

Ever since the introduction of artificial turf at the 1976 Olympic Games the hockey nations from the sub-continent have claimed that this was a deliberate move by powers within the game of hockey to halt their success. The reason given