 Sydney Morning Herald | Clive's still struck by Gold fever Sydney Morning Herald But there's good reasons why that hasn't happened yet here in Australia. A lot of our clubs aren't community-based - they were just created out of nothing. So until we can get more established, it's hard to see how [separate management from the FFA] ... |
 Sydney Morning Herald | Victory cling to Kewell hope ABC Online Football Federation Australia chief executive Ben Buckley said his organisation remained keen for a club to lure Kewell back to Australia. It is understood the hurdle over a contentious FFA side deal as part of any Victory or Sydney FC contract has ... Melbourne Victory issues deadline on deal with Harry Kewell Victory issue Kewell with contract ultimatum Kewell and Victory close to a deal |
Sydney Morning Herald | Victory u-turn on Kewell deadline Sydney Morning Herald Football Federation Australia chief executive Ben Buckley said his organisation remained keen for a club to lure Kewell back to Australia. It is understood the hurdle over a contentious FFA side deal as part of any Victory or Sydney FC contract has ... Melbourne Victory issues deadline on deal with Harry Kewell Kewell and Victory close to a deal Kewell deal still up in the air |
 Sydney Morning Herald | Victory issue Kewell with contract ultimatum Sydney Morning Herald The Victory put together a deal that could reward the winger handsomely depending on the number of extra fans who bought memberships and came to games, and the FFA was persuaded to cough up $500000 to use Kewell as a poster boy for the A-League. ... Melbourne Victory issues deadline on deal with Harry Kewell |
 Brisbane Times | Melbourne Victory issues deadline on deal with Harry Kewell Herald Sun Talk has suggested the stumbling block has been whether or not Football Federation Australia was willing to put up an additional fee - believed to be about $500000 a season - for Kewell to be an A-League ambassador. And whether or not FFA was willing ... Victory issue Kewell with contract ultimatum |
FFA leading A-League down same old path The Roar Do you know that FFA HQ is now 200 people strong? They've created a bureaucracy greater than anything the fruit shop owners ever stole. So pre-Crawford era Soccer Australia administrators have been accused of many things in the past, such as less than ... |
Kewell close to giving the 'V' sign Back Page Lead However, the Socceroo's long-time adviser, Bernie Mandic, convinced many observers that his client had no chance of joining the A-League, when he told SEN radio in July that the FFA was unwilling to broker a compromise settlement. ... |
A-League coverage: Same same, but different The Roar By bringing certain aspects of the coverage offered in other sports to the A-League, Fox Sports and the FFA may succeed in getting those Australians who don't mind football but want a viewing experience which has a more Australian feel to it. ... |
A-League boss Lyall Gorman's financial links to Mariners The Daily Telegraph Last night the FFA said that Gorman had resigned as a board member of the Mariners last year but that the club had failed to notify ASIC, which if correct would put the club in breach of its statutory responsibilities and liable for a fine. ... |
'Long Off-Season Harming A-League' Australian FourFourTwo The FFA argued that this move would help give the league some clear air-space across the media coming just after the finals series in both the NRL and AFL. For Melbourne Heart, this pre-season is made even longer by the fact that the red and whites ... |
 SkySports | Tombides treated for testicular cancer Herald Sun FFA chief executive Ben Buckley sent a message of support to Tombides family, while Socceroo Craig Moore, who was himself diagnosed with testicular cancer two and a half years ago, has been providing support to the teenager over the past few weeks. ... West Ham young gun Tombides undergoing cancer treatment Tombides' cancer battle Cancer strikes young soccer star |
FIFA deaf to idea of on-field audio plan for A-League referees The Daily Telegraph And it's this point that should encourage the FFA to pursue the idea. Already there is the prospect of a major experiment with new technology, with the English Premier League confident of the green light for a trial of goal-line technology the season ... |
 BigPond Sport | Tombides' cancer battle BigPond News FFA and West Ham United have revealed teenage striker Dylan Tombides is battling testicular cancer. Football Federation Australia and West Ham United have revealed teenage striker Dylan Tombides is battling testicular cancer. ... Young soccer star diagnosed with cancer West Ham young gun Tombides undergoing cancer treatment Joeys gun treated for testicular cancer |
SkySports | West Ham young gun Tombides undergoing cancer treatment Tribalfootball.com “Our hearts go out to Dylan and his family at this difficult time,” said FFA CEO Ben Buckley. “We are heartened by the positive prognosis from the doctors and on behalf of the Australian football community we wish him a speedy recovery and return to ... Tombides' cancer battle Tombides treated for testicular cancer Cancer strikes young soccer star |
 Sydney Morning Herald | FFA to relinquish hold on champions Sydney Morning Herald FOOTBALL Federation Australia is confident of lifting some of the pessimism surrounding the A-League by handing back control of Brisbane Roar to an owners' consortium before the season kicks off in October. The FFA took over the running of the club on ... |
A-League moves to let fans hear ref calls The Daily Telegraph We are constantly looking at ways to enhance our coverage and we are supporting this push by the FFA. "It would bring football into line with what the other major codes in Australia offer their viewers, where hearing the officials is an integral part ... |
 Brisbane Times | Barry Hall still irked by Paul Roos rift Herald Sun Barry Hall says he will regard himself as a Bulldog first and foremost when he retires from AFL. Barry Hall reflects on his AFL career after announcing his retirement. [To view Flash please enable JavaScript and Flash.] Barry Hall will detail his ... Barry Hall announces retirement Big Barry runs out of 'bustle' Hall a proud Bulldog |
Getting On With The Off-Season Australian FourFourTwo Harry has been Australian football's face for so long that, however unjustified it may or may not be, he will add credibility to the A-League and the FFA by playing here. Reading the footballing public's reactions to Harry is also very interesting as ... |
Kewell capture key for A-League ESPN The FFA, like everyone else, can see how Kewell being used as an A-League ambassador would impact on the bigger picture of Australian football. Many pundits have argued against the governing body becoming involved in negotiations between the player and ... |
Bring back Harry SBS (blog) ... a purely performance based commercial deal to come to Australia. He seeks no base salary and no guarantees. He only wants a piece of the extra action that he generates. This is a massive risk for Kewell and zero risk for the A-League and FFA. ... |