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Is Relegation Likely to Become a Thing of the Past?

While the issue of promotion and relegation to the National Premier League of WA continues to be a major talking point in football on the West Coast of Australia it is interesting to note that it is also an issue

The Right to Play God Puts the Olympic Ideal at Risk

There have been many debates over the years on how the professionalism of sport has killed the spectacle. Rather than a coach and an assistant coach of yesteryear the top teams around the world now have full time physios, sports

A Bump in the Road to Rio

If ever people doubted the legitimacy of World Hockey’s newest international tournament the Hockey World League they only had to see the game between Argentina and Germany at the Semi Finals in Buenos Aires two nights ago. Argentina came out

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,