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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

Are The Best Payers Replacing the Best Players?

Which countries have the biggest sporting influence on Australia? This is a very hard question to answer, at the turn of the last century the influence came very much from the United Kingdom. Despite denial from many, some sporting historians

Its Football, But Not As You Know It.

There will be many who will be interested to hear the outcome of some live experiments on referees last week. No need for rude comments! The International Football Association Board (IFAB) with the co=operation of Major League Soccer (MLS)  organised

The Teenage Challenge

Finally the FFA have done something right taking the A-League licence off of Newcastle Jets owner Nathan Tinkler. Although once again their actions expose more problems than they answer, and Tinkler may well be right when he states “this could

Celebrating Milestones, But Still Struggling for Recognition

The A-League is celebrating ten years in existence, and is soon to enter those terrible teenage years. It has faced a number of challenges in recent years, clubs withdrawing, owners walking away and this season probably one of its biggest,