Olympics

More than a Numbers Game

Pakistan has never been a powerhouse Olympic nation. It has won just ten Olympic medals since first competing at the 1948 Games in London. Pakistan’s first medal came in field hockey at the Melbourne Olympic Games in 1956 when it

Equality – Easier Said than Done

The excitement surrounding the Olympics is beginning to gain momentum. The weekend before last the Premier of Western Australia, Colin Barnett hosted a black-tie farewell dinner for all the athletes based in WA heading to Rio. Sadly though as was

Podcast #19 – New FIFA Now’s Bonita Mersiades talks Football – World Cups, A-League and the Future locally and Internationally

Not the Footy Show Podcast

We are back! Its been a while since the last podcast where we featured the CEO of the Perth Wildcats, Nick Marvin. Ashley has been away commentating the Champions Trophy in London, but is back now and we are sure

The Right to Play God Puts the Olympic Ideal at Risk

There have been many debates over the years on how the professionalism of sport has killed the spectacle. Rather than a coach and an assistant coach of yesteryear the top teams around the world now have full time physios, sports

Podcast #17 – Football, Hockey and the spirit of The Olympic Games

Not the Footy Show Podcast

Welcome back to another podcast. In this episode of the show we reflect on the A-league season has past and the successful partnership of Diego Castor and Andy Keogh at the Perth Glory. We then turn our attention to the