Back To The Drawing Board?
No doubt many modern day football fans will not have heard of the “Disgrace of Gijón” and the ramifications it had on the World Cup Finals. If they did they maybe would have thought a little harder about the final
Are Too Many Substitutions Killing Sporting Contests?
Substitutions in sport are now the norm. However the big question is are they now in fact killing the contest between two teams? It is interesting to note that the Australian-based VFL/AFL resisted the idea of substitutes even for an
Changing the Pitch
The 1976 Montreal Olympic Games were the first to see hockey played on an artificial surface. It was a move that would change the game and have a lasting impact. The reasons for the change come down to which story
Have Video Officials Killed Our Belief in Sport?
Claims by former Netherlands football coach Louis van Gaal that last year’s FIFA football World Cup in Qatar was rigged in order to allow one of the game’s greats Lionel Messi to win a World Cup have caused quite a
Beyond Comparison?
Few who followed Australia’s World Cup qualifying campaign can have honestly believed that the Socceroos would make the final 16 in Qatar in 2022. Of course in today’s world as expected there are now plenty coming out saying that they
