World Cup

Slippery Sepp Survives Another FIFA Farce.

The corruption case involving collapsed sports marketing company ISL (International Sport and Leisure) and FIFA  saw the man presiding over the FIFA Ethics Committee Adjudicatory Chamber, Judge Hans-Joachim Eckert describe recipients of ISL’s generous donations as ‘morally and ethically reproachable.’ The men

Rattling on

It definitely won’t happen in the next nine years, and in truth is unlikely to happen in the next 13 years. What are we talking about? England hosting the FIFA World Cup. If they do decide to bid for 2026, and

More Pain to Come.

The creation of the Football Federation of Australia in 2005 filled Australian fans with hope. After many botched World Cup Qualifying campaigns, a national League which comprised of two full time teams and the rest part timers, and fractured organisations

Two ‘P’s For Top Job.

There are many in Australian football who are quick on the draw to gun down Socceroos boss Holger Osciek. His tactics were wrong, he picked the wrong team, he played the wrong formation, he played so-and-so out of position. Osciek

Don’t Blame the Coach.

Are the Socceroos becoming a one man team? How strong is their reliance on Tim Cahill to pull them out of games? How long can he keep doing this? There is no doubt that Australia’s performance against Oman yesterday was