Gold Coast keen to know A-League fate
Stoic Gold Coast United captain Michael Thwaite says his team have done the right thing by Football Feder...
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Category:A-League, All, FFA, Football, Football Federation Australia
TV rights pact important for football’s pathway
Since the reformation of Australian football in 2005, there has seemingly never been a more crucial perio...
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Category:A-League, A-League expansion, A-League television rights, All, Ben Buckley
Palmer an unnecessary distraction, says FFA
Unfazed by Clive Palmer’s latest threat, Football Federation Australia (FFA) boss Ben Buckley has d...
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Category:A-League, All, Ben Buckley, Clive Palmer, FFA
Supporters rally for Gold Coast United
A meeting of Gold Coast United supporters and fans has set up a steering committee to present an alternat...
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Category:A-League, All, Football, Football Federation Australia, Gallery
Palmer’s rebellion threatens A-League’s “bright future”
The A-League was supposed to bring stability to Australia’s domestic football scene. On that front it h...
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Category:A-League, All, Clive Palmer, Football, Football Federation Australia
What is the point of Palmer’s “Football Australia”?
Another day, another further stride into the mire for Australian football, thanks to rogue Gold Coast Uni...
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Category:A-League, All, Archie Fraser, Clive Palmer, FFA
A-League referee revolution long overdue
A-League referees live in ivory towers, holding no accountability for their mistakes – unlike the p...
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Category:A-League, All, Football, Football Federation Australia, Gallery
FFA should run Gold Coast, says Bleiberg
Foundation coach Miron Bleiberg has called for Football Federation Australia to launch a full takeover of...
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Category:A-League, All, FFA, Football, Football Federation Australia
Failed A-League expansion: Should Ben Buckley be sacked?
We all understand the importance of football’s next media deal. In order to make the rights more at...
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Category:A-League, A-League 2011-2012 Season, A-League expansion, All, Australian Football World Cup Bid
Palmer again on crash course with FFA
In what appears to be another raspberry blown at Football Federation Australia (FFA), Gold Coast United b...
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Category:A-League, All, FFA, Football, Football Federation Australia
Is Clive Palmer a sinner or saviour?
Many seem to be writing off the current dramas at Gold Coast United as nothing more than the whims of a m...
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Category:A-League, All, Ben Buckley, Clive Palmer, Football
Jets ponder legal action over licence fee
Football Federation Australia may have another battle with an A-League club on its hands after the Newcas...
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Category:A-League, All, FFA, Football, Football Federation Australia
Gold Coast United’s squad facing fire sale
With the implosion of Gold Coast United and prized youngster James Brown heading to the Newcastle Jets ne...
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Category:A-League, Adama Traore, All, Ben Halloran, Chris Harold
FFA to evaluate Gold Coast future
Football Federation Australia say they won’t rush any decision over the future of troubled A-League...
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Category:A-League, All, Clive Palmer, FFA< gold coast united, Football
Palmer versus FFA: Public stoush exposes the flaws
Gold Coast United owner Clive Palmer took to the box last night (SBS’s The World Game) in his escal...
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Category:A-League, A-League crowds, A-League expansion, All, Clive Palmer
It’s time to cut Gold Coast United loose
Gold Coast United has reached the point of no return, with owner Clive Palmer engaging in a public war of...
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Category:A-League, A-League crowds, A-League expansion, All, Clive Mensink
FFA needs to remain in the driving seat
With A-League clubs moving closer to establishing fully-fledged youth academies, the development pathway ...
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Category:A-League, All, FFA, Football, Football Federation Australia
A-League’s tough expansion lessons can boost game
Talk of A-League growth to Tasmania has raised the issue of expansion for the sport into new markets, wit...
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Category:A-League, A-League expansion, All, Football, Football Federation Australia
Football is winning hearts and minds
In relative terms, I am new to the game of football. Until a November’s day in 2005, I had never watche...
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Category:A-League, All, Ben Buckley, FFA, Football
Western Sydney to Sydney: Shift in approach for A-League
The million dollar question for Sydney’s football market is how more Sydneysiders can take to the A-Lea...
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Category:A-League, A-League expansion, All, FFA, Football
Will A-League crowds grow any more?
All sports need fans though the gates, and the A-League is no different. However, in light of last season...
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Category:A-League, A-League crowds, All, Brett Emeron, FFA
2022 World Cup bid not over yet, says Lowy
Newly re-elected Football Federation Australia chairman Frank Lowy has hinted he feels Qatar could yet be...
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Category:A-League, All, FFA, Football, Football Federation Australia
FFA backs Mariners to stay afloat
Frank Lowy expects the financially embattled Central Coast Mariners to survive but has warned Football Fe...
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Category:A-League, All, Central Coast Mariners, Football, Football Federation Australia
FFA may punish Bleiberg for comments
As expected, Football Federation Australia (FFA) on Monday issued Miron Bleiberg a “please explain&...
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Category:A-League, All, Football, Football Federation Australia, Gallery
What’s been the difference for the A-League this season?
Football Federation Australia has every right to be very pleased with the start to the 2011/12 A-League s...
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Category:A-League, All, FFA, Football, Football Federation Australia
Rejoice! SBS to show World Cups 2018 and 2022
In a massive coup for the Australian football community, SBS has scored the exclusive rights to broadcast...
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Category:All, FFA, FIFA World Cup, Football, Football Federation Australia
FFA out to increase indigenous involvement
Football Federation Australia chief Ben Buckley admits his organisation can do more to increase Aborigina...
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Category:A-League, All, Ben Buckley, Football, Football Federation Australia
Harry Kewell’s impact will be bigger than expected
If what we saw at Hindmarsh Stadium in Adelaide Friday night translates into the 2011/12 A-League season,...
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Category:A-League, A-League crowds, Adelaide United, All, Archie Thompson
Frank Lowy’s leadership under threat
Frank Lowy’s eight-year reign as head of FFA is under threat, as former Soccer Australia director D...
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Category:All, dominic galati, FFA, Football, Football Federation Australia
Mirabella Cup pathway for FFA Cup
Football Federation Victoria has announced the scheduling for the Mirabella Cup semi-final fixtures, whic...
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Category:All, FFA, ffa cup, Football, Football Federation Australia
Australian football season still needs restructuring
And so we wait, even longer than we initially expected. It’s this time of the year that we’ve become ...
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Category:A-League, All, Australian Football, FA Cup, ffa cup
FFA must reschedule Victory’s season opener
Melbourne Victory’s season opener against Sydney FC has turned into Harry Kewell against Brett Emerton ...
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Category:A-League, All, Brett Emerton, Football, Football Federation Australia
How A-League should’ve looked from day one
Gold Coast United owner Clive Palmer’s recent reassurances have done little to change public opinion. H...
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Category:A-League, A-League expansion, All, Clive Palmer, Football
Harry Kewell the icing on the A-League’s cake
Hear that noise? It’s the collective sigh of relief coming from the Australian football community upon ...
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Category:A-League, All, Football, Football Federation Australia, Gallery
Which tactical system is best for Australia?
It should be regarded as a great sign for football in this country that both the direction and formation ...
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Category:All, Australian Football, FFA, Football, Football Federation Australia
FFA leading A-League down same old path
Apart from the possible signing of Harry Kewell, after what can best be described as a comical negotiatio...
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Category:A-League, All, Ben Buckley, Crawford Report, FFA
What A-League must learn from the MLS
Last week, The Roar contributor Midfielder wrote an article about how the A-League can learn from MLS. I&...
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Category:A-League, All, American soccer, FFA, Football
Jesse Fink blows the lid on SBS editorial pressure
SBS has long been known colloquially as the “Soccer Broadcasting Service,” and many of us were introd...
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Category:All, Football, Football Federation Australia, Gallery, Jesse Fink
Harry Kewell damaging his own brand, not A-League’s
It’s officially a saga now. Harry Kewell’s career as a whole seems to have been one great saga, but n...
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Category:All, Bernie Mandic, FFA, Football, Football Federation Australia
Buckley pleased with Murray apology
Football Federation Australia boss Ben Buckley is pleased commentator Les Murray has apologised and backe...
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Category:All, Ben Buckley, FFA, Football, Football Federation Australia
Buckley a big fan of Kewell A-League lure
Harry Kewell’s revenue-sharing lure to A-League clubs is a smart way of attracting quality players ...
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Category:All, Ben Buckley, Football, Football Federation Australia, Gallery