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The A-League – A Time To Reflect and Change?

‘What has gone wrong with the A-League?’ This was a question posed at a dinner table on the weekend. The person who posed the question had recently read the article “A-League Audience Figures Fall To Alarming New Lows on Channel

Opportunities and Expectations Await Football West’s New CEO

They say that everything comes to those who wait, and those words have come true for football in Western Australia as former Perth Glory player Jamie Harnwell has been revealed as the new CEO of Football West. Ever since the

Too Much International Sport?

Playing for your country is the pinnacle in most sports. It is an honour and a privilege, and something that once achieved can never be take away. In some countries it is still a treasured moment every time a player

Political Correctness? Brand Management? – Should They Come Before Player Welfare?

Many a gay person will tell you that “coming out,” telling the world and those you love that you are gay can be one of the hardest things they do in their lives. Imagine what it was like being gay

Is It Time to Grow Up?

Occasionally we all get flummoxed by an unexpected question. The question often more revealing than the answer. This happened to this writer at the recent Olympic Games in Tokyo. Someone whom I had only met a few times previously, but