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The Lingering Farewell

When is a player retired? On July 17th a player dubbed by many as “Australia’s Greatest Socceroo,” Tim Cahill. announced his retirement from international football. Not surprisingly following the announcement there was a great deal of media coverage praising Cahill

The A-League Awoken From Its Slumber

Finals are the Australian way. Personally I have no problem with the concept, just with the winner being proclaimed the Champion. It is far harder to beat all-comers and finish top of a League than to win a couple of

Your Number’s Up

Last night was an all time low for Australian football. The sight of the numbers falling off Brisbane Roar’s shirts during their Asian Champions League (ACL) fixture was not laughable, it was downright embarrassing. While there is talk about whether

A-League Clubs Hold The Key To Their Own Future, and Australian Football’s

Has Australian football grown to as big as it is going to get? This was a question posed by The Guardian’s Paul Connelly a few weeks ago in an interesting article. It is a valid question. David Gallop and the

Lowe to Take the High Road?

It would appear that Perth Glory’s finals win against Melbourne City at AAMI Park was not only a big win for the club, but it may prove to be a very important win for club coach Kenny Lowe. Kenny Lowe