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The Death And Life Of Australian Soccer by Joe Gorman

386 Australian soccer

University of Queensland, £20.95
Reviewed by Mike Ticher
From WSC 386, May 2019
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Quality is up but falling crowds leave A-League relying on national team

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With football improving at all levels the FFA need a strong Australia showing at the World Cup to boost interest – just like the Matildas have done for the W-League

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Australia can celebrate reaching 2018 World Cup for now but trouble looms

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With the future of head coach Ange Postecoglou still uncertain, the team still relying on Tim Cahill and a stagnant A-League, all is not well for the Socceroos

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Repeat finals are part of the Champions League’s prestige

Vulgar commercialism aside, the European Cup’s lustre is built on a monopoly

1 June ~ Liverpool v Milan in 2005 then 2007; Manchester United v Barcelona in 2009 and 2011; then, on Saturday, Real Madrid defeated Atlético Madrid in the Champions League final for the second time in three years. UEFA competition has become a boring fait accompli, yet I still love the European Cup final. A marathon of cynical commercial tat, including some of the preening participants, it remains the most genuinely heavyweight fixture in club football – and an unmissable date with the television.

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