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World Cup Expansion Makes No Sense.

Since when has FIFA listened to what the fans want? Their decision to push on and expand the World Cup Finals from 32 teams to 48 is diluting the competition as a whole, and will most likely mean that the

Success Should Not Come Down to Medals Alone

“Win or die” was the wording of a telegram allegedly sent by Italy’s fascist dictator Benito Mussolini to coach of the Italian football team, Vittorio Pozzo, before the 1938 World Cup final. The document never survived and some players have

A-League Clubs Right to Bench Ronaldinho

Take a bow A-league clubs for making one of the most sensible decisions since the commencement of the League, rejecting World Cup Winner Ronaldinho. There are many who are up in arms that the former World Cup winner and two

The Most Wanted Man in the A-League

He is hated by opposition fans throughout the A-League yet he is the player virtually every fan would love to have playing for their team. The man in question is Besart Berisha. Berisha is undoubtedly the best foreign striker to

Is Ireland’s Hunger Matched with Belief.

You learn more from defeat than victory, is a phrase often used in sport, and frequently that is the case. Last night Ireland progressed through to the quarter finals of the rugby World Cup after a bruising encounter with France.