The Western Sydney Wanderers have had a ‘fairytale’ debut season in the A-League – but does this say more about how the league is run than the team itself?
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Western Sydney Wanderers’ inaugural A-League season is the feel-good sports story of the year. The team is undefeated in 13 matches, won the league (generally regarded as the “real” championship in soccer…
With so few fans, Gold Coast United was never going to make it.
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The decision taken by Football Federation Australia to revoke the Gold Coast United licence should come as no surprise.
GCU owner Clive Palmer has been highly critical of the FFA in recent weeks. He slammed…
Palmer and former Gold Coast coach Miron Bleiberg address a press conference.
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The public slanging match between two heavy-hitters of Australian business, Clive Palmer and Frank Lowy, has highlighted football’s reliance on private ownership.
Private ownership is a logical model…
Soccer fans in NSW in 2005 after a disturbance between supporters of rival teams.
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The late Johnny Warren deftly described some Australians' attitude to football as being a game for “sheilas, wogs, and poofters”.
Whilst public interest has increased markedly following successive World…
