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An aspiring young author who also happens to be a football fan. I am not afraid to go against the status quo and face the wrath of the Roar community.
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To avoid regurgitating a synopsis of the Chile match and offering praise for the Socceroos - which has been done to death among all…
As the cheers of the swathe of red-clad fans reverberated around Olympic Stadium, I was left with a broken heart. The game was certainly…
The grand final victory for the Central Coast Mariners signals the end of a journey, but it is certainly not the end of an…
In the minds of most Westerners, India is usually associated with naan bread, cricket, scorching hot summers and the restaurant down the road. Very…
Residing under a permanent wet blanket, the throng of armchair managers that plague our country and the media have been quick to blame the…
After finishing a lofty fifth in the English Premier League last season, Newcastle United now look to be spiralling down into the depths of…
A few disappointing losses for the Wellington Phoenix and the media were already on Ricki Herbert's back, demanding his resignation. This was before the…
Once again a Western Sydney Wanderers match has been marred by reports of bottles being thrown and flares being let off. The events occurred…
As torrents of rain fell down upon Allianz Stadium, the 13,125 fans that braved the inclement conditions witnessed a late comeback by the Sky…
I agree that Indian football is limited to pockets of the population but where there is support for the game it is HUGE. Neither does it appear the game is ignored by journalists – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaOfZ7w_nWU . Plus, the beautiful game is expanding. United Sikkim, which was formed in 2008, is now part-owned by Bhutia, previous captain of the Indian national team. Bhutia came from this area and is striving to improve the profile of the game in Sikkim such that they now have a team in the I-League.
Is India a future football superpower?
I don’t see Australia attracting 120,000 to local derbies in club football.
In fact if you look at Australia 30 years ago, our country is a perfect example of what could happen to India. During the 70’s Australia was renowned highly protectionist nation which didn’t have a particularly high level of economic growth. We didn’t have a professional league, only the NSL.The national team was mediocre.
Then the government swtiched to a more free market economy, reducing tariffs especially, and with high levels of economic growth, compared to the rest of the world, our economy boomed. Corresponding with this was the growth of Australian football. Look where we are now. We have a professional of a decent quality and we have made the last two world cups.
Just like India, football was never perceived by the outside world as a sport Australians even knew anything about. We were always viewed as a cricket and rugby nation. But with the growth of the economy and the influx of foreign immigration, which undoubtedly helped to put Australian football on the world map, Australian football has become hugely popular and successful.
Is India a future football superpower?
not sure. apparently Sunil Chhetri was signed by Queens Park Rangers but he couldn’t gain a work permit. Baichung Bhutia, who I believe was captain of the Indian national team, until he retired a couple of years ago, played for Bury for a few years in League Two. There have been few Indian players to play overseas and none have established themselves at a top club as far as I’m aware.
Is India a future football superpower?
Let’s see India qualified for and participated in the Asian Cup in 2011. They have made a bid to host the U-17 World Cup. I could not have seen this happening a decade or two ago. Indian football is just starting to grow. How far it will go, no one will know of course, I have just made an estimation based on my own feelings, which you don’t have to agree with.
Is India a future football superpower?
Prior to the eighties I don’t really know either, I don’t think the league was particularly strong but the league peaked during the 80’s and Dynamo Kiev had Dynamo Moscow certainly had some success in UEFA competition. My main point is that the recovery of Russian football was due to the historical passion for the game and the high economic growth of the nation, once it had recovered from collapse of the Soviet Union, such that now Russian football has regained its status, if not surpassed it, in world football
Is India a future football superpower?
There’s a reason fifa president Sepp Blatter called India a “sleeping giant” of world football. There is vast potential in the sub-continent, even if it does seem absurd to us.
Obviously corruption and stability could be a massive obstacle in the future but that remains to be seen.
It is true that the current level of investment is not adequate to transform India in a matter of years but Rome wasn’t built in a day. But it is undeniable that structrure, organisation and investment has markedly improved in recent years and so the future bodes well. This article is not so much an assessment of the present but more a projection into the future.
Is India a future football superpower?
Osieck has actually said he prefers training camps over friendlies and believes there should be less international friendlies. I find it ironic therefore when he condemns the youngsters for their inexperience on the international stage
Football fans must stop blaming youth
the Roar actually changed the name of the article from “Stop Blaming the Youth”, my original title (in reference to Osieck blaming the young players), to “Football fans must stop blaming the youth”.
I too agree that it was a very strong squad picked for the Oman match but it was the starting eleven that was conservative. I would have liked to have seen Rhys Williams start and Oar start especially (in the place of an ineffectual Alex Brosque)
Football fans must stop blaming youth
always interesting to hear about teams I wouldn’t usually know much about. thank you
Can Bosnia break their hoodoo?
Being national team captain and having played in the EPL etc., I would have thought Niell would be an immediate choice for the starting line-up regardless of the performance of the team last week. He’s played in massive games before and been under a lot of pressure before. We all know how inconsistent the Sky Blues have been this season. If there is anyone who can bring authority, stability and a cool head to the derby, it is Lucas.
Could Frank Farina do the unthinkable?
What? One bad season and poor crowd attendances and they deserve to be booted from the A-Leauge? Get real almost every single other A-League club has been there. Don’t underestimate the Pheonix’s resilience. The off-season might do them some good, and hopefully next season they will be a different team. I think people only pick on them because they are the sole foreign team in an Australian league. So what? Swansea City play in the EPL. Is that not a legitimate and exalted league?
Can Wellington Phoenix rise from the ashes?
I have been frustrated by all the negativity surrounding Niell as well. In a Sydney squad that has lacked depth and experience (and, in many cases, talent, as much as I hate to say it), Niell is the ideal signing. I don’t know about other people but having missed the last few home games I’ll definitely be coming out to see the Socceroos captain play for the Sky Blues at Allianz Stadium
What can Lucas Neill bling to Sydney FC?
It’s interesting looking at how a perceived negative depiction of the game can actually also be seen as a positive. It just shows how much football has grown in this country!
Bad headlines a sign of football's progress
Woops forgot about Anita.
Such a shame that Steven Taylor’s career has been blighted by injuries. He still has a lot of potential
The story behind Newcastle United's inconsistency
I can’t believe I forgot about Anita. I guess that blunder is somewhat compensated for by the fact that he has been another on the injury list. Nice to see Mike Ashley pumping some money into the club too
The story behind Newcastle United's inconsistency
Yeah my bad being a Sydney FC supporter I was a bit annoyed. I could have more been more constructive in my criticism.
Don’t forget this is the Del Piero who served Juventus for 19 years and chose Sydney FC over Liverpool FC because of the Heysel Stadium tragedy (where 39 Juventus fans were killed and 600 were injured as a result of the actions of Liverpool fans). A lot of greedy professional footballers would have chosen Liverpool for the hefty salary but Del Piero chose Sydney because of his heart.
Del Piero came out to Australia, a growing football market, with a significant wage cut to help inspire the football community here and promote the game on a relatively new frontier (as Beckham did with LA Galaxy in the US).
He is a gentleman.
He deserves more respect
Read this: http://www.news.com.au/sport/football/humble-alessandro-del-piero-a-true-believer/story-fndkzvnd-1226545090987
Sydney FC held back by attitude and disclipline problems
You disgust me. I can’t believe you have written Del Piero has a “poor attitude”. He has had anything but. Unlike most high-paid footballers he is modest and humble and he is an inspiration.
Futhermore, not even being a Mariners fan, I am disgusted you have written them off. Being the number one team in the a-league on the table and in form I think you deserve to give them and the A-League as a whole more respect.
This is a very average article in content and writing ability. I hope you don’t write any more articles for The Roar
Sydney FC held back by attitude and disclipline problems
Football has a “low starter base”. Are you serious? It’s only BY FAR the most popular winter sport among the youth ranks. Hasn’t the support for the Western Sydney Wanderers proved that common misconception wrong?? At a professional level football used to be overshadowed by the other codes, true, but at an amateur level football has always matched them in participation and has long since eclipsed them
Where to for the A-League from here?
This is the real test of Sydney’s season. After crushing the Nix 7-1 last week we are very unlucky to come up the in form team of the A-League in Melbourne Victory. If we can win this game I have high hopes for the rest of the season
Big Blue the Sky Blues' chance to prove they are the real deal
Well things have clearly changed since then…………….
Football hooliganism is non-existent in Australia
You’ve clearly missed my point. I’m saying that it is THE AUTHORITIES who are running games and managing the crowds and rightly so. But perhaps they’ve been overstrict in their enforcement. I mean Adelaide fans were complaining that their santa claus beards were being confiscated by security officials at Hindmarsh Stadium. All you have to do these days is spill a beer or take of your shirt to get kicked out of the stadium by security.
Furthermore, Australian football fans have never been particularly violent and this is unlikely to change. Fighting is not a part of the Australian culture.
Anyway I think the problem is more to do with the lighting of flares.
Football hooliganism is non-existent in Australia
i thought this article was meant to be about the WSW fans and then it goes on to talk about the CCM transfer market situation. Maybe save it for another article?
Western Sydney Wanderers have got A-League's best support
the sad truth is Hewitt only made it number 1 at a time when the men’s game lacked a dominant player like Federer or Nadal. Had he been several years younger he would have struggled just to make it into the top 10
It’s difficult to like Lleyton Hewitt
the sad truth is Hewitt only made it number 1 at a time when the men’s game lacked a dominant player like Federer or Nadal. Had he been several years younger he would have struggled just to make it into the top 10
It’s difficult to like Lleyton Hewitt
cpaaa your film is what in part inspired me to write this article. It’s an insightful interview too and the video really shows the passion for the game. Thank YOU
Is India a future football superpower?