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De Vanna’s Drive Deserves Reward

Australia loves an underdog. Australia loves a rebel or a larrikin. Australia loves outstanding athletes. Yet one of its greatest still remains relatively unknown and unloved by many. Lisa de Vanna will today join a very select group in Australian football

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

The Teenage Challenge

Finally the FFA have done something right taking the A-League licence off of Newcastle Jets owner Nathan Tinkler. Although once again their actions expose more problems than they answer, and Tinkler may well be right when he states “this could

Coaching Compensation

There is no doubt that come the end of this A-League season those running the game will release a huge sigh of relief that it is all over. It has not been a good season for the A-League by any

Chance for the Big Clubs to Help the Little Ones

It is great that so many European footballing sides have opted to come to Australia in their pre-season, but sadly it is not all to do with goodwill. Neither is it all as rosy a picture as many of the