Football Partnerships

By Nicholas Deleon

Once again, the Internet has saved the day. As some of you may know, Setanta, a sports broadcaster, recently went out of business in the UK. The unfortunate thing is that Setanta held the rights to England away matches. England play the Ukraine, in Kiev, next week, in a World Cup qualifier, so that leaves English fans without a way to watch the game. (England have already qualified, so it’s not really a huge deal.) What do do?!

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By Mike Sheahan 

IT’S 36 years since I first watched Australian football on the world stage: an end-of-season romp in London. 

I’ve since accompanied the game on visits to Ireland, Canada, the United States, Japan, South Africa and the Middle East.

Seen it played on ovals, rectangular fields and even baseball parks in Yokohama.

As much as I have cherished the notion of football Australian-style gaining an international profile, my gut feel always has been the thought was nothing more than fanciful. 

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