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World Cup 2022: Destiny Achieved

World Cup 2022: Destiny Achieved

Futbol, THE World Game, has an amazing ability for matches to never be won, until they are. This match looked for all watching to be won by Argentina 2-0. Nope..

  • Messi’s World Cup Destiny?

    When asked about the 2022 World Cup Argentinian Fans have had the same reply “It’s Messi’s World Cup.” There is hardly a mention of the nation, just the one man who deserves to win it. Now the final game sits there on the horizon and Lionel Messi is almost there. Almost.

  • World Cup Football & Politics

    The FIFA World Cup in Qatar has been a honeypot for protests. Our Australian Socceroos started the ball rolling early with a video calling out the Muslim nation over human rights abuses.

  • More Than The Sum Of Its Parts

    By the time you are reading these words, the ICC Twenty20 World Cup will be old news, the voracious appetite of the money-making machine that is world cricket ensuring that the conveyor belt of matches continues to move without a hitch or interruption—the moment one spectacle finishes another is starting. 

  • 2022 T20 World Cup: A few thoughts

    Did most Australian cricket fans decide not to turn up to the T20 World Cup? Yes the many local Indian and Pakistani supporters totally turned up to their games. However, for an international tournament the turnout at Australian games was kind of low.

  • Local Cricket versus Flooding Rains

    Its Saturday the third round of cricket for our local cricket club the Lions is washed out. Upstairs in the Sports Bar its getting a bit loud.

  • Gunners remain on top!

    Arsenal’s dream start to the season continued on Sunday with a hard fought 3-1 win at home to Liverpool. This was another huge test for Arsenal who have only lost 1 match all season in the league after 9 appearances and their toughest match yet after beating Spurs last Saturday.

  • Converting Melbourne’s Lockdown’s Woe?

    Lockdown ended last year and slowly familiar signs and sounds of Melbourne have returned. The emotional scars of lockdown will reverberate for many years.

  • Support Systems

    I don’t get to go to as many AFL games as I would like. But when I do I am always surprised by the things you don’t notice watching it on TV.

  • The REAL Footy Heroes

    Australia is immersed in the festival of the boot with AFL and NRL football grand finals. Along with the premierships there are awards for best and fairest players, best coaches, and best on ground.

  • AFL Finals Week 3: A Tale of Two G’s

    Do you really want to be the supporter of a club in the finals? The nervous tension. The heart palpitations as they miss goals. As they look like loosing.

  • AFL Finals Week 2: MCG-palooza

    Are you in total surprise over the first week of the AFL finals? Most of the pundits are as well. These were some of the best matches of the season. Each final was an exciting and closely fought contest. The AFL must be in smug mode.