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Promises Made, Promises Kept?

Every football fan, no matter who they support goes into every new season hoping and sometimes believing that this will be their year. That this is the year they will be promoted, win the league or win the cup. You

Christmas Sports

In Australia the Boxing Day Cricket Test Match has become a tradition, which means that those players involved must be careful not to over indulge on Christmas Day. If you feel sorry for them spare a thought for those athletes

Once, Twice, Three Times At Glory

These are hard times for the A-League. The wage dispute between the players and the owners has clearly eroded trust. It has also damaged the reputation of the league overseas. Player agents do not like to send players to countries

Popping The Question

Everyone has heard of the Bosman ruling in football, but could there be a new such football term on the horizon? After challenging the way things were, Jean Marc Bosman changed football forever. Back in 1990, the then 25-year-old Bosman

The Price of Conceding Late

Penalties have been around in a number of sports almost since the first rules were formalised. While penalties to decide the outcome of drawn fixtures have been in place for almost half a century in most sports. The penalty in