Trying To Be Too Clever?
Football is a simple game. How many times have fans heard that said? Yet in Australia at the moment we seem to be ignoring this basic truism. Alex Brosque the Captain of Sydney FC did not hold back in an
Watching You, Watching Football
Moscow is a beautiful city, and is anticipating a huge increase in visitors for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Yet it is a city used to coping with large numbers of visitors with the Moscow City Government stating that 19
Let the Children Play and The Coaches Coach
It is becoming an accepted fact that today’s young people do not take criticism well. Which means coaching young people has become much harder than it was in the past. Coaching the very young is still about giving children the
Don’t Be Fooled By Marketing Spin
We all know that marketers are the masters of changing facts to sell a product. There has been an advertisement airing featuring four of the Socceroos promoting the A-League sponsor and the league itself. The name of the advertisement and
A State of Indifference?
Western Australia has a proud footballing history. Fifty years ago this year the State became the first Australian representative team to compete in an Asian tournament, the Merdeka Cup in Malaysia. The Socceroos had been invited but had to decline,
