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As Eastern European football suffers, the A-League grows stronger
Besart Berisha, Milos Ninkovic, Milos Dimitrijevic. Names that meant nothing to Australians a few years ago, now epitomize the very best of the A-League. But what’s causing this influx of Eastern European talent and what does it mean for the Australia?
16 Jun 2017
Part Two: Is the Championship right for Socceroos?
Part one explored reasons why the Championship is an ideal league for young Australians to aspire to, and develop in. Part two considers the opposite, that the current flock of Australians making the Championship their home are fools rushing in where wise footballers fear to tread.
11 Jun 2017
Part One: Is the Championship right for Socceroos?
Yesterday, Harry Kewell branded the English Championship the "hardest league in the world". Given its growing Australian contingent, and the recent success stories of Aaron Mooy and Jackson Irvine, is the Championship now the league of choice for young Aussies? In this two-part series, Lucas Radbourne-Pugh investigates both sides of the argument.
9 Jun 2017
Australia’s 2007 Asian Cup side: Where are they now?
Australian football came of age 10 years ago on a sweat-drenched night in Hanoi. It was the Socceroos first match as an 'Asian' nation – the exotic region was beckoning us into a new era – and we followed under the pretence that football down under could grow to bountiful new heights.
3 Jun 2017
Which Premier League team is the best fit for Aaron Mooy?
It’s hard to remember the last Aussie footballer to set the world alight to the extent Aaron Mooy has this season.
29 May 2017
Why loyalty has no part in modern football
The treatment of Wayne Rooney, John Terry and Claudio Ranieri created three modern football martyrs, bona fide personifications of loyalty’s dying influence in the English game. But why is there no room for the devoted anymore? And should a new wave of faithless players be lauded, or despised?
26 May 2017
The next 10 Aussies to feature in Ange’s plans?
Ange Postecoglou is fearless – or ignorant, depending on who you ask these days.
24 May 2017
Is Hull City the Premier League battler of the future?
It’s baffling that Ashley and Martin commercials feature cricketers and not Premier League managers. After all, it’s hard to imagine the tear-your-hair-out frustration that relegation-threatened owners and managers feel at this stage of the season.
11 May 2017
Is Crystal Palace equipped to do a Leicester City?
Following Leicester City’s against-all-odds triumph in 2016, many pundits said that we would never see such a performance again. But has the English Premier League’s elite really strengthened their grip on the title, or is there another dark horse preparing for the run of its life?
5 May 2017
The FFA AIS/CoE's greatest ever XI
With decentralisation the war cry, Football Federation Australia (FFA) has swung the axe upon Australian football, announcing their Canberra-based Centre of Excellence (CoE) will close at the end of 2017.
3 May 2017
Why are Australian clubs failing in Asia?
Brisbane Roar and the Western Sydney Wanderers - two of the A-League’s strongest clubs this season – have unceremoniously crashed out of the Asian Champions League at the group stage.
28 Apr 2017
When Tom met Brisbane
It’s the 13th of March, 2011, and the thick humidity of a Queensland evening hangs unevenly in the air, as the sun slowly sets over the Brisbane suburb of Milton.
21 Apr 2017
Young Aussies ‘going Dutch’ – a tradition worth saving?
While many prestigious European leagues look the other way – like a cheap Balinese nightclub – the Netherlands has been kind to expatriate Aussies over the years.
20 Apr 2017
The top 12 skippers in A-League history
For a competition only 12-years-old, the A-League’s been blessed with some monumental captains.
17 Apr 2017
The world post-Postecoglou
Two days ago, Ange Postecoglou confirmed that he won’t be steering the Socceroos ship past this World Cup voyage.
14 Apr 2017
Is Irvine the long-term replacement for Jedinak?
Aaron Mooy, Massimo Luongo, Mile Jedinak, Mark Milligan, Tom Rogic – even for a possession-based team, the Socceroos have too many first-choice midfielders.
6 Apr 2017
Worst case scenario - What if we finish third?
With only three games left until the third round of qualification ends - and Australia in third place - what happens if the unthinkable comes to fruition, and the reigning Asian champions fail to qualify directly?
29 Mar 2017
Pushing Private Rhyan...
Bolt from the sky-blue Rhyan Grant is the best bet out of Ange's new boys for Socceroos inclusion.
17 Mar 2017
Matildas top group but play for third
The Matildas face Denmark tonight in the third place play-off of the Algarve Cup despite beating China 2-1 to round out the group stage in top spot.
8 Mar 2017
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