Football

Success Should Not Come Down to Medals Alone

“Win or die” was the wording of a telegram allegedly sent by Italy’s fascist dictator Benito Mussolini to coach of the Italian football team, Vittorio Pozzo, before the 1938 World Cup final. The document never survived and some players have

The Hungry Games – Tracey Wheeler

Women’s football has only been in the Olympic Games since 1996 but Australia’s Matildas have participated in three Olympiads. In Sydney in 2000 Western Australia’s Tracey Wheeler was the sole representative from the state. In the fifth edition of the

Is the Integrity of the Competition at Risk?

Coming into the Western Australian NPL game at the weekend Perth Glory Youth had never beaten Floreat Athena. The best they had managed was a 2-2 draw in April 2015. Leading into the round 20 fixture there was no reason

A Second A-League Team in the West

A few people in football circles were caught by surprise yesterday when Football West announced that they were aiming “to secure a second A-League licence for WA in the next three to five years to provide new opportunities for players,