Football

Plenty to Play For

While most people in Australia are focussing on the performance of the Socceroos in Brazil should they be looking at the bigger picture? Australia is now a part of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and its path to the world

Do as I Do, Not as I Say

There is an old saying one swallow doesn’t a summer make, and it is wise to remember that in sport as one game does not make a great team. The Netherlands destroyed current World Cup holders Spain in their opening

Time for a New Script

Last week’s accusations that the European media were being racist in their claims that the FIFA World Cup bid by Qatar was not above board had a very familiar ring to it. FIFA President Sepp Blatter was quoted as saying

Kiss My Arsenal

If ever people wanted proof that the modern footballer doesn’t honestly give two hoots about the club he plays for and its fans, as long as his wages are paid, Cesc Fabregas’s move to Chelsea is proof. Fabregas is what

The Number One Supported Team?

It was interesting to read many of the articles on the World Cup this morning just before the 2014 edition commences, and one in particular penned by Geoff Lemon at The Guardian online stood out. In this piece he asked