World Cup finals

Fornaroli Selection Highlights Development Failure

While many are celebrating the fact that immediately after becoming an Australian citizen Uruguayan-born Bruno Fornaroli has been added to the Socceroos squad this writer almost wept for it is an indictment on the lack of quality development in Australia.

Your Number’s Up

Last night was an all time low for Australian football. The sight of the numbers falling off Brisbane Roar’s shirts during their Asian Champions League (ACL) fixture was not laughable, it was downright embarrassing. While there is talk about whether

How Long Can Oceania Survive?

Is there a place in International sport for Oceania? This questions has been murmured for years, but is it time that the World’s sporting bodies seriously looked at Oceania, and considered a better option for qualification to World Cup Finals

Bigger Definitely Not Always Better

Sport should always be about quality rather than quantity. A glut of games does not guarantee the quality of the games. Sometimes the expansion of a competition can compromise the quality of the competition, and many of the games become