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Football needs to accept soccer is coming »
THE fact that the World Cup could be coming to Australia in 2018 or 2022 should be exciting for all sports fans, even rival codes the AFL and NRL. Instead, the both codes whinge that they should be compensated by FIFA in that one of its rules is that no top line competition sport can [...]
Australia need to keep winning »
THE push for the Federal Government to slash funding for some Olympic sports to focus on community awareness will make the Olympics less interesting and take away the country’s competitive edge. Recommendations from businessman David Crawford’s report suggests taking away funding for sports such as taekwondo, archery and waterpolo and wrestling to focus on the [...]
Nathan Ablett; returning for money or love of the game? »
NATHAN Ablett’s return to AFL football with the Gold Coast will be viewed by many as greed, leaving Geelong after the 1997 AFL premiership because of money. Geelong fans, particularly, will take this view despite the knowledge of Ablett’s fragile frame of mind. But those who know the former Modewarre young gun would know of [...]