Brazil

Its Football, But Not As You Know It.

There will be many who will be interested to hear the outcome of some live experiments on referees last week. No need for rude comments! The International Football Association Board (IFAB) with the co=operation of Major League Soccer (MLS)  organised

For Love Not Money

In Modern day sport it is almost unthinkable that New Zealand’s All Blacks or Brazil’s football team would find themselves without a sponsor, especially on the eve of a major tournament. Yet sadly arguably Australia’s most successful sporting team the

Brazil Nuts?

There was a film in the 1980’s called ‘Blame it on Rio’ starring Sir Michael Caine and a young Demi Moore where the city was blamed for making men behave irrationally; in this case the older Michael has an affair

A-League Clubs Right to Bench Ronaldinho

Take a bow A-league clubs for making one of the most sensible decisions since the commencement of the League, rejecting World Cup Winner Ronaldinho. There are many who are up in arms that the former World Cup winner and two

Finding National Pride

The rugby world cup is now at its halfway stage, and in terms of crowds the tournament has been a success. Yet has it converted people to the code, or have those new to the game simply bought tickets to