Football

Looking After Yesterday’s Heroes.

At the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games the image of John Stephen Akwhari from Tanzania was used in the promotion of Olympic heroes who had failed to win medals; the catchline was “celebrate humanity.” Akwhari – who ran in the Perth

Is Football United?

Giving the world cup hosting rights to Qatar in 2022 may have been “a mistake” said FIFA President Sepp Blatter, last week. The only surprise to fans around the globe was the fact that the FIFA President actually admitted it

Who’s Playing?

Every week around the world players will gather in changing rooms waiting not only for words of wisdom from their coaches but also to find out if they are in the starting line up. This could take on a whole

What’s the Point?

There has been a great deal made about the proposed player points system in football in Western Australia, and around the country. A system that will see players supposedly in their prime at 25 or 26 years of age prejudiced

Arrests the Tip of The Iceberg?

The sad events in Melbourne over the weekend which saw a club’s reputation and those associated with it decimated following the arrest of nine players and a coach accused of match-fixing came as a shock but no surprise. Not the