Optus tried to kill the World Cup, luckily SBS saved it
After the disaster that was Optus' streaming service during the World Cup in Russia, thank goodness for Lucy Zelic, Craig Foster and SBS. In...
Clinical or cynical: What explains footballing trends?
Football is a game of contrasts. Precision, structure and class play an obvious role, as forwards scythe their way through defences, yet professional...
Who would you invite to your football fantasy dinner?
Choosing the desert island disc you would like with you upon finding yourself shipwrecked on a remote island is a difficult thing. It was...
Football and song go hand in hand
If music is indeed the soundtrack of our lives, as Dick Clark famously said, then it could potentially be applied to our sporting...
You can keep your code wars, football is the beautiful game
With the winter codes now launched into their seasons, puffing out their chests to put the A-League on notice, the inevitable code wars...
Football 101: The things I need to know
Listening to Johnny Warren and Les Murray always intimidated me. What they knew about the game collectively was impressive. Warren offered the player, managerial...
Pity the fourth official, the toughest job in football
Somewhere along the line, the football powers at be felt it would be wise to create the role of the fourth official. Near...
Team colours can mean two very different things: fashion or passion
I have a somewhat moderate collection of football jerseys. On one count because I am not a millionaire and can’t afford to throw...
Look how far we’ve come – my football journey, and Australia’s
Much criticism is levelled at writers who are deemed to focus on negatives in a search for controversy, clicks and notoriety. While there...
Just like Iceland, let’s do our own thing
If you saw the coming home celebrations of the Icelandic Football team you were probably smiling from ear to ear just as I...