Frank Lowy

TV Deal Must Be Thought Through

There are many football fans across the country who were celebrating the news that Fox Sports may relinquish its stranglehold on the Hyundai A-League television rights which could result in more matches being shown on free-to-air television. However hasn’t football

Has The NPL Derailed Football in WA?

We have all heard stories of gamblers who keep betting $20 sums or more and lose track of how much they have spent. Their spend may be between $200 – $500 before they record a $100 win that they celebrate

Is Expansion and Restructure the Way Forward?

Fifteen years ago football fans in Australian dreamt of a new dawn for the game. The game was disjointed, it was corrupt and it was in disarray. Soccer Australia which was the game’s governing body was under immense pressure and

Academies Filling the Void in Schools

When we see the face of a child we it invariably makes us think of the future. In most cases it makes us want to ensure a positive future. When the Football Federation of Australia was created in 2005, from

Knowing Your Rights Can Pay Dividends

When “New Football” was created, the new structure, the new people, the new clubs and the new state bodies, it was agreed that the game in Australia needed stability in those early years. For that stability there had to be