The hooplah over tonight’s English Premier League kick-off comes after a summer of record transfers to Spain, writes Martin Pegan.
Soccer
Clive Palmer’s magic run continues
For the 10,336 fans at Robina’s Skilled Park home last night, the fairy-tale of a big debut A-League season starting in August for Gold Coast United is looking more and more likely.
Tantrums, strikes and soccer Indonesian-style
Indonesia’s national soccer league might need to step up a notch if it wants in on the World Cup following a season beset by head-butting, tantrums and violence against referees.
Tim Cahill kicks a goal against News Limited too
Last time I checked, getting drunk was not a crime, writes Anthony Stavrinos.
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.
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.
Liverpool remembers Hillsborough football disaster
At 3pm yesterday, Anfield, home of Liverpool football club, was transformed into the city’s third cathedral. Bells chimed 96 times and the names of those who never returned from a football match were read out.
