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A Second A-League Team in the West

A few people in football circles were caught by surprise yesterday when Football West announced that they were aiming “to secure a second A-League licence for WA in the next three to five years to provide new opportunities for players,

Family Feud

David Gallop doesn’t get it, neither do many other at the FFA. It comes down to respect and understanding, and for the past ten years there has been a lack of that as under Frank Lowy’s stewardship the FFA have

Quitting While Ahead?

They say that timing in sport is everything. This could also be true of sports administration. Last week former CEO of Australian Rugby and Football John O’Neill was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Sport Australia Hall of

Wellington Get The Boot

As of next season the A-League will be a solely Australian affair. The Board of the Football Federation of Australia has announced today that it “has determined that an application from Wellington Phoenix for a 10-year licence extension to compete

The NPL Hot Potato

Being a sports administrator is an unenviable task, of that there can be no doubt. Yet sometimes administrators do make a rod for their own backs. Sadly in the case of Football, Football West are finding themselves under fire again