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Les Murray

The Socceroos legacy

18 July 2012

The power of the Socceroos – and lately the Matildas – is that they are the most multicultural of all our national sporting teams and therefore most mirror our diverse society.

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Football's fork in the road

11 July 2012

With the pending introduction of goal-line technology, football has hit an inevitable fork in the road, set to re-define the nature of the game.

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Long may Spain reign

4 July 2012

The world's best nations have two years to work out how to beat Spain at the World Cup in Brazil. Until then, long may the reign last.

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Why Rooney and Ronaldo are not great

30 June 2012

Will Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo ever reach the true greatness they have long promised? I think not.

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The Barca monster

23 June 2012

FC Barcelona has created a monster of an argument, an ideological dilemma, a thing that is polarising football punditry everywhere.

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Les Murray

Fondly known as 'Mr Football', Les has been directly involved in all the major events covered by SBS Sport, including five World Cup football tournaments. Follow @lesmurraysbs on Twitter.
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Les Murray

Fondly known as 'Mr Football', Les has been directly involved in all the major events covered by SBS Sport, including five World Cup football tournaments. Follow @lesmurraysbs on Twitter.

Craig Foster

As SBS’s chief football analyst, Craig provides expert opinion and unrivalled insight. He has also represented the Socceroos and played abroad. Follow @Craig_Foster on Twitter.

Ned Zelic

Considered one of Australia's most gifted players, Ned Zelic represented the Socceroos 34 times over a decorated career that spanned Europe, Asia and the United Kingdom. Follow @NedZelic on Twitter.

David Zdrilic

After years playing abroad and a 20-goal career for the Socceroos, David turned his hand to football punditry and is a beach football fanatic. Follow @zdrila on Twitter.

Scott McIntyre

Scott’s passion and knowledge of Asian football has consolidated his reputation as Australia’s foremost Asian football expert.

Vitor Sobral

Vitor commentates for SBS and works as a presenter for The World Game. His passion for European football resonates through his blogs. Follow @Vitor_TWG on Twitter.

Philip Micallef

Philip Micallef is a football writer with almost 40 years of experience. He has worked for News Limited and now SBS. He is a long-time follower of AC Milan.

The Circus

The Circus is The World Game's regular look at the beautiful game from left field. So join us every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday for something a little more light-hearted than the norm.

Tim Vickery

British-born Tim works as a journalist and has lived in Brazil since 1994 and provides unrivalled knowledge of South American football.

Cornell Heyden

Hailing from Amsterdam, Ajax tragic Cornell vander Heyden has over 12 years of journalism experience and cites covering the 2006 World Cup among his career highlights. Follow @dvanda101 on Twitter.

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