Tag: Spirit of the Game

With Nathan Cleary ruled out for this year’s State of Origin series, who will new Blues coach Michael Maguire select in just over a week for Game I?

Following their recent AFC Cup final win, the Central Coast Mariners have already defied all the odds. On their way to do it again, is this team making the case as the greatest Australian side?

Pressure is mounting on the NRL to ban kick-offs in the hope of stamping out dangerous head collisions. But instead of solving the problem, this decision would distort the very fabric of how the game is played.

While we may have witnessed more than half a thousand goals this A-League Mens season, it seems the X-factor is still missing in a competition where red cards and drama continue to dominate each week heading into finals.

People often say that football belongs to the fans. That bothers me. As a fan myself, I think it’s a bit selfish. For starters, it neglects everyone else involved in making the beautiful game come alive—players, managers and coaching staff, to say the least. But this weekend’s A-League Mens Sydney derby proved me wrong... Read the first Spirit of the Game column by George Al-Akiki