The Club v Country Conundrum.
They say if you wait long enough everything changes. It was back in the early 2000’s that a meeting took place between the then coach of the Socceroos Frank Farina and coach of the Kookaburras Barry Dancer to look at
Is Local Best For National Teams When Appointing Coaches?
Appointing a foreign coach to be in charge of a nation’s international team in today’s sporting world is a common occurrence. To many the appointment is seen a recipe for success, however such a move can in fact be fraught
Should the Government Really Be Underwriting Sporting Events?
As we have seen in the past week Australians can place far too much importance on sport. Sure sport teaches us a great deal about life. It is also good for us in so many ways, in terms of the
Sentiment v Tradition?
Hockey fans around the world are shaking their heads once again. At the end of December we revealed the resignation of the CEO of the International Hockey Federation as well as the resignations of other key personnel; Although there has
World Cup Expansion Makes No Sense.
Since when has FIFA listened to what the fans want? Their decision to push on and expand the World Cup Finals from 32 teams to 48 is diluting the competition as a whole, and will most likely mean that the
