Red Card For Mummy & Other Soccer Stories

Ned Hall hails from Football Country - The UK. When he came to Australia he was shocked to learn that Football in this country was everything but the game he'd been borned and bred with. Football in Australia is known as Soccer, as it is in the USA; but if you want to grow your game in foreign territory, you learn to go with the flow and make progress where you can. But Ned's clear insights as to WHY Soccer in Australia is sandwich...

Football Gets Friendly between Australia and Argentina when player agent and neuroscience advocate Daniel Santomil comes into the picture. His aim? To create a winning mindset - think like a winner, eat like a winner, sleep like a winner and play like a winner. It's a long way to Australia from Daniel's home in Buenos Aires, but the joy of football can travel the 11, 600 km it takes to get here. But: how does one negotiate the cult...

Tania Hird is an Extreme Soccer Mum. She is also an ex lawyer, mother of 4 and founder & CEO of HairflairAus and Tania Hird Designs. Tania knows elite sport. Her son Alex plays for A- League team, Melbourne Knights. But yes - that surname IS familiar. For many years too, Tania was the wife and partner of Essendon Football legend and coach, James Hird. By James' side steadfastly, Tania experienced both the mercurial highs and de...

Is cheating common in a game of football? How does a ref decide whether or not to give a Red Card? A Yellow Card? Stop the Match? We go inside the Referee's mind to discover exactly what it takes for a parent to don the kit and pick up a whistle. What are the no go zones for on field behaviour? How much money can you make? is it tax deductible? And do you have to be mad to even try. Ben Walker , Australian parent, Lawyer and civil ...

Well, if you want to work as a professional in Soccer, there's Plan A and Plan B . Andy Brennan, is both charismatic and dynamic midfielder for the South Melbourne Soccer Club, and club psychologist at A League contenders, Melbourne City. In fact, he credits his longevity and ability to withstand the maelstrom of a life as a soccer pro not just to committed mentors and hard work on the pitch, but quite specifically, to the time ...

SPECIAL EDITION: Who better to dive into all the drama, fuss and implications of Sam Kerr's court case in London for the racial harassment of a police officer, than #KeepersMum, Libbi Gorr and #TheSportsAmbassador, Tracey Holmes.

Sam Kerr - Australia's highest paid female footballer on something like $3.3 million with her playing and endorsements taken in account. And yet, she's now facing court for a skirmish after a big celebr...

Did you know that the Hungarian legendary striker Ferenc Puskas was here in Australia coaching the South Melbourne Hellas Football Club in the 1990’s? Without a word of English. That very same Puskas after whom the FIFA Goalscoring trophy is named. That's like Messi or Ronaldo coming to coach and no one knowing about it.

And who was his chauffeur and captain? None other than Ange Postecoglou, now the iconic manager of Tottenham ...