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Should Non-Elite Sport be Run as a Business?

Today Sport is a business, but how is the business of sport holding up? The answer is it depends who you talk to. If you look at the elite level around the world it would appear that top flight sport

A Regrettable Decision on A Great Night for Football

Take a bow Perth. It was fantastic to see a packed stadium last night for the Socceroos first game in Perth in over ten years, and only their fourth game in 40 years. Credit to the groundsman at NIB stadium

Who’s The Boss?

They say that leaders are born not created. Ange Postecoglou is undoubtedly a great leader. Not only is he a great leader when one looks at the success he has had as a football coach at South Melbourne in the

Socceroos Make a Stand

It is extremely unfortunate that the Socceroos first visit to Perth in ten years has now been hijacked by a dispute between the Professional Footballers Australia (PFA) and the Football Federation of Australia (FFA). Thursday’s game will be an historic

A Chance to Be Heard, and to Influence the Future

Leadership comes from the top; but influence comes from those who in engage in what is happening. For decades the football community had complained that they had no say in the way that the game was being run, and they