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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] ...

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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 KewellHerald Sun
Victory issue Kewell with contract ultimatumSydney Morning Herald
Kewell and Victory close to a dealsportsnewsfirst

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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 KewellHerald Sun
Kewell and Victory close to a dealsportsnewsfirst
Kewell deal still up in the airWA today
Brisbane Times
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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 KewellHerald Sun

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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 ultimatumSydney Morning Herald

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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 ...

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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. ...

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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. ...

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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. ...

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'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 ...

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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 treatmentTribalfootball.com
Tombides' cancer battleBigPond Sport
Cancer strikes young soccer starSydney Morning Herald
The Daily Telegraph
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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 ...

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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 cancerSydney Morning Herald
West Ham young gun Tombides undergoing cancer treatmentTribalfootball.com
Joeys gun treated for testicular cancerABC Online
Brisbane Times -Perth Now
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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 battleBigPond Sport
Tombides treated for testicular cancerHerald Sun
Cancer strikes young soccer starSydney Morning Herald
The Daily Telegraph
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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 retirementSydney Morning Herald
Big Barry runs out of 'bustle'AFL.com
Hall a proud BulldogSportal.com.au
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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 ...

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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 ...

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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. ...

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