Grand Slam

Is It Time To Delete “In Competition?”

Why is the name Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall one that every sports fan should know? Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall was a Pentathlete from Sweden. His name is etched in sporting history as he was the first Olympic athlete to be suspended for using a

The Power Of Standing Together

One of the unpleasant sights in modern team sports today that has crept in at all levels is players seeking to have an opponent, booked or sent off. It is not good to watch no matter whether the offending player

The Heart Of The Matter

The way the world is going one sometimes wonders how sport is going to survive. Soon we will witness mixed teams across the board playing sport where the result has been predetermined, so that no one is upset that they

The Forgotten One.

Most sports fans will remember the 2018 US Open Women’s Tennis final. Sadly few remember it for the result. The media attention and the marketing leading into the match was all built around the fact that the world had the

Podcast #87 – The Love of Goalkeeping, Maradona and Do You Have To Be A Certain Height To Be An Elite Athlete?

Not the Footy Show Podcast

We are back with another show and as usual some interesting topics under discussion. Our guest on this show is former international water polo goalkeeper Tomaz Lasic who has just published his first book, “The Love of Goalkeeping.” The book