Football is and has been for more than a generation the global sport par excellence. There are more members of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) than there are of the United Nations and the World Cup is a greater sporting extravaganza than...
Football 2005
Review of the football year 2005
The year 2005 was dominated by the qualification campaigns for the World Cup in Germany in June 2006 and by parts of two superb seasons of European Champions League football. The latter competition is now generally regarded as the best in the world, though Sao Paolo...
Last gasp winner for Melbourne Victory over Adelaide United
Geelong Adelaide, Monday 5 February 2005, p. 00. Melbourne Victory overcame Adelaide United by two-goals to one in a thrilling major semi-final of the A-League at Telstra Dome in front of another record-breaking crowd of 47,413 last night. Both teams were at full...