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Simulation crackdown: If they like the spotlight so much, put A-League actors up before the Match Review Panel

Phillip Cancar’s rather comical and momentarily delayed dive in the 36th minute of Newcastle Jets 3-1 win over Sydney FC on Sunday was a clear reminder of the blight that simulation is on the game of football. Sydney’s Robert Mak was the guilty party, red… Read More »Simulation crackdown: If they like the spotlight so much, put A-League actors up before the Match Review Panel

UCL Preview: A heavyweight clash in Madrid, PSG’s open wounds and Kane’s return to his favourite hunting ground

The Champions League returns this week – and with the intensity dialled up another notch. After a stellar Round of 16, with two crunch ties going to penalties, we enter the endgame for Europe’s biggest football tournament with a vastly different picture to just a… Read More »UCL Preview: A heavyweight clash in Madrid, PSG’s open wounds and Kane’s return to his favourite hunting ground

‘They are vital’: How the NRL’s old guard are ushering in a new generation – and winning the argument for expansion

Here’s a fun game you can play the next time you hear someone say there isn’t enough talent for NRL expansion: go look through the team lists for the last two weekends of reserve grade and pick the best side you can. In fact, go… Read More »‘They are vital’: How the NRL’s old guard are ushering in a new generation – and winning the argument for expansion