Chris Nikou

Sport For Sport’s Sake or What’s Good For Business?

One of the great things about sport was that it reflected life. Sometimes it was unfair, but you had to get on with it just the same. It never paid to dwell on those times. Equally sometimes luck went your

Going Down A Separate Path

Last week was in some ways a red letter day for football in Australia, as not only was the exisiting National Club Identity Policy introduced by the Football Federation of Australia (FFA) canned, but the the National body admitted that

The Blame Game

Australia lost their opening game of the 2019 Asian Cup to Jordan. The defending Champions have since come under immense scrutiny following that defeat. The coach has been criticised, the players have been criticised, and even the officials have been

Will Bigger Mean Better?

Last week the Football Federation of Australia announced two new Franchises for the A-League.  It is fair to say that the announcement was met by indifference rather than excitement.  One new team, Western Melbourne will join the A-League in season