Cup Fails to Excite – At the Moment

The draw for the inaugural Westfield FFA Cup has been met with mixed response from football fans. Which is a shame, maybe it was the timing, being almost lost during the World Cup, or maybe it is the structure. The

Reality Check

No one can deny that the performances by the Socceroos at the World Cup in Brazil were better than many expected, but we cannot forget that the team has returned to Australia having lost three games. Not only did they

Two up Two Down? The Challenges Raised By The NPL

The implementation of the National Premier Leagues(NPL), has so far not proved the success many had hope and in fact it has highlighted that the whole structure of football now has to be reviewed, a massive task and one that

Postecoglou Shows His Class as a Coach

If you want to annoy an Australian, call him English. Yet the World Cup may be proving that many Australians are in fact taking on a very English trait, that of accepting gallant defeat. The English have made it an

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