Alpha Magazine

THE WORLD CUP IS COOL Soccer’s problem is overkill. It’s hard enough following our own A-League, let alone the European leagues and their endless cups within leagues and leagues for cup winners. Yawn. Tune out. But when the World Cup is on, you shiver in the darkness watching Paraguay vs…

Have your sleeping patterns been shot to pieces because of the World Cup? Thanks to Optus’ live streaming of the World Cup final, you’ll be able to watch it wherever you want (yes, that means you can stay in bed). And best of all, it’s FREE. Broadcast specifically for playback…

By Anthony Sharwood

By Anthony Sharwood

By Anthony Sharwood The case for a video ref in soccer is so mind-numblingly, blatantly self-apparent, only a monolithic, dictatorial body like FIFA could stand in its way. So naturally enough, it is. Maybe the vuvuzelas have left FIFA deaf to the calls for justice by video. Or maybe, the…

In a startling and unprovoked piece of scapegoating, rugby league suit Geoff Garr telephoned Qld Origin star Greg Inglis this weekend to apologise “on behalf of the game” for the Andrew Johns racial slur

With the World Cup almost upon us, a lot of soccer nuts are writing stories arguing that soccer has totally cut through, that Australia is at last a round ball nation, and that the Socceroos are “icons”.

The only place to be to cheer on your team is ‘GOAL’ – the Cargo Bar live site that will include a giant screen, extended trading hours, drink promotions and giveaways. It all kicks off with the opening ceremony on Friday 11 June at 10pm before South Africa take on…

Sunderland defender and Ghana star JOHN MENSAH isn’t at all worried about facing the Aussies on June 19.