European soccer may not be the panacea young Australians expect it to be. As DAVID SCHOUT writes, it may even be detrimental to international recognition.
PIM VERBEEK
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This week on RED TIME the boys discuss their beloved Honduras, bemoan how soccer has gone soft, chat to Pim Verbeek and discover whether BPL's Ed Wyatt knows the price of a litre of milk.
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Unlike the AFL, the fledgling competition is not sufficiently rooted in the sporting landscape to weather hard times, nor does Football Federation Australia know its product and how to market it, JONATHAN HOWCROFT argues.
Nearing the pointy end of the tournament, ED WYATT wants to know if you've been paying attention. From Verbeek and vuvuzelas to North Korea and Nike, here's his Cup quiz.
Will Australia be the 'lucky country' once more? FRANCIS LEACH writes that Serbia stands in the way.
The Socceroos found some form at the wrong end of the World Cup when they beat Serbia 2-1 today - but that wasn't quite enough to get them through Group D, as the DAILY TELEGRAPH reports.
The Socceroos redeemed themselves on Saturday in a performance which, sadly, was not matched by the referee or sections of the Australian supporter base, writes FRANCIS LEACH from Rustenberg.
BPL blogger DAVID WEINER may sadly have learned the truth after an encounter with a drunk Dutch supporter at the 2010 World Cup.
Twenty four hours hasn't dulled the pain of Australia's awful World Cup opener against Germany. BPL blogger FRANCIS LEACH sums up the despondent mood in South Africa.
Ever the optimist, JAMES DUNN searches among Australia's World Cup wreckage and finds three or four things worth salvaging. But he doesn't feel quite so charitable towards the red-carded Tim Cahill.
Despite being on the fringes of the eight, the Bulldogs have received little attention this year. That could all change soon, so take heed of
Simon, Whaddyareckon - this from a one eyed collingwood supporter - If Thompson picks up twelve from expansion clubs, and they play port adelaide twice as well, while collingwood play all...
From memory Gary was the first person to hit 100 brownlow votes in five seasons without a brownlow. then he won one. If he had been in a midtable team...
No worries. I think this article is a very clever concept and exactly the type of article that should entice comments on BPL.
SOO Should be a stand alone weekend fixture. This is the only way to ensure that all teams are treated fairly during the SOO series. It has a huge effect...
Falau played schoolboy footy for a school in Brisbane. He played for them and then made the QLD schoolboys team. Then while playing for the QLD schoolboys he was spotted...
Dunno so much about the vote robbing argument. Little Gary and Swan managed to win Brownlows despite the quality cattle they ran out with.
Erm to the author, whoever the hell you are (does that make Melbourne less of a sporting city because i have no idea who you are), the game was sold...