Is this the end for Tommy Smyth?Fox Soccer Channel will be broadcasting the Champions League next season. Which means that fans will be hearing a lot less of quite possibly the world’s most hated sports commentator, Tommy Smyth.
Football
Wembley vows to ditch the pitch
The Wembley pitch that has drawn scorn as a national embarrassment is to be ripped up after the Football Association admitted that it was being forced to start again.
Japanese football like Pokemon, according to former star
Former Japan and AS Roma star Hidetoshi Nakata thinks Japan plays soccer like a computer and reckons the national team’s speedy, passing game can only take it so far on the world stage.
Bitter campaign for prized FIFA seat reignited
The west Asian seat on the FIFA executive committee is up for election and for the first time in 13 years, there is a challenger, writes Anthony Stavrinos.
Newcastle turn to their new Messiah
There are certain reasons why the phrase “Geordie Messiah” sprung so readily to mind last night as news of Alan Shearer’s appointment at St James’ Park filtered through.
On-field violence could put football clubs in court
Football players are employees and their actions could pose legal issues for their employers, writes Greg Barns.
Crikey’s AFL & NRL Hot Form Charts
The final, must-have piece of footy tipping intelligence, Crikey’s Hot Form Charts, are here to help you complete your tipping for the weekend.
Polls enter the final quarter
The former boss of Newspoll Sol Lebovic likens opinion polls to the scoreboard in a football game, so what are the polls and betting markets telling us as we approach the final quarter?
