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Always in The Black, The Perennial Favourites

Almost every four years New Zealand’s All Blacks enter the Rugby World Cup as favourites. No mean achievement for such a small nation. It is a credit to them that every time the event comes around everyone in the rugby

Is The A-League Holding Back the National Team?

Australian football is approaching a crossroads in terms of its future at international level. As Champions of Asia it is currently at the pinnacle in this region, and it is fair to say that it is likely to remain in

Will Arrests Lead to Global Change?

For many football fans the arrest of FIFA officials in Zurich yesterday was the best news they had received for a very long time. Yet just like organised crime it appears that the “Godfather” of football, the man at the

Celebrating Milestones, But Still Struggling for Recognition

The A-League is celebrating ten years in existence, and is soon to enter those terrible teenage years. It has faced a number of challenges in recent years, clubs withdrawing, owners walking away and this season probably one of its biggest,