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THE RUB-DOWN – Hottest tickets in town

While the AFC Asia Cup has been a great exhibition on the field, the attendances do not bode well for the World Cup in 2022.

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The Rub-Down – Blinded by the heat

Congratulations to Qatar and Russia. They won. We didn’t. You may want to pour scorn on their bid teams and their clear involvement in vote-rigging and corrupt activities but sadl

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The Rub-Down – Having the last Roar

Football that belongs in Europe. That was the verdict of Adelaide United coach Reni Coolen last weekend after his side were dismantled by a 10-man Brisbane Roar outfit. No doubt th

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The Rub-Down – Passing the bucks

It’s been a bad year for Wayne Rooney. Heck, its been a bad year for English football. So I guess we can’t blame Wayne for throwing one more giant log on the raging inferno, standi

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The Rub-Down – Liverpool tossed into the discount bin

I was just scouring through Ebay and came across an unusual advertisement from a seller in Texas. ‘Football Club for sale – slightly damaged, used parts available’.

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The Rub-Down: Welcome to Melbourne, the home of football

As any football fan, racing enthusiast or all-around sports lover will tell you, there is only one place to be in the spring time – Melbourne.

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The Rub-Down – USA to bomb Australian football

The writing is on the wall for Frank Lowy and his bidding bandidos.

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The Rub-Down – A-League in crisis? An A-class overreaction

Put on your safety suits and head to the bomb shelter folks because it’s the end of the football world as we know it.

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World game is an Aussie sport

In the ’50s and ’60s many newcomers to the country achieved cultural acceptance by doing what true Australians did: drink VB and barrack for Australia in all sporting contests.<

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Anzac Day soccer match now long overdue

Ian Syson discusses the important contribution soccer players made to the Australian war effort in WWI and calls for a soccer match to celebrate ANZAC Day.

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