If anyone is looking for a Christmas present 👇

“Big Mark was brilliant with his back to goal and, overall, he was just an unbelievable talent… I can’t help thinking he should have done better in his career.” Paul Lambert 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 talks Mark Viduka 🇦🇺 in ‘Socceroos in Scotland’ - Ideal Christmas 🎁 😀 www.fairplaypublishing.com.au/products/soc...

Black Friday on the left side of the image. Calm, coffee and a Fair Play book on the right. Our once-a-year sale sits firmly on the right-hand side: 20 books, big discounts, no frenzy. buff.ly/a0aEGqd #ALeague #footballbooks #BRIMVC

A reluctant Black Friday admission from Fair Play Publishing: We’ve discounted 20 books we love — and would love to move along to good homes. No chaos. No countdown clocks. Just proper books at proper bargains. Browse the collection ➡️ buff.ly/a0aEGqd

20 years ago today — 16 November 2005 — Australia finally broke the 32-year drought and qualified for the 2006 World Cup. Those of us who lived it will never forget it. Moments like that are why so many of our football books exist. They didn’t just celebrate a qualification — they

Zidane, Robben, Klopp, Ronaldo and Mano Polking. The current Cong An Hanoi boss and former 🇹🇭 head coach talks about his love for padel and the pressure of managing, among other things. www.gym-flooring.com/blogs/news/p...

Thanks to @stanchionbooks.bsky.social for stocking Socceroos in Scotland ⚽️ 🇦🇺 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @fairplaybooks.bsky.social

Four books in four years! 😳 Congratulations @paulmurphybkk.bsky.social Happy to have helped bring two of them to life.

4 years, 4 books. Lots of people to thank, including @hamishcarton.bsky.social @sked21.bsky.social @mcpartlin.bsky.social @fairplaybooks.bsky.social @bonitamersiades.bsky.social and many more not on BlueSky 😆

“If you were an away supporter, you knew you were going to have a tough day at Morton and, as a player, if you got on the wrong side of the Cowshed, you were going to get dog’s abuse.” ErikPaartalu 🇦🇺 recalls his time at Morton 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 👇 www.fairplaypublishing.com.au/products/soc...

Good luck to Ange in his new role. Working for a volatile owner who loves the spotlight will not be easy and he takes on a squad used to a brand of football that is somewhat different to his own philosophy. Going to be interesting to watch what unfolds at the very least.

If anyone in Australia is still looking for Father’s Day gift, you could do worse than this read that includes some of the biggest names in Aussie football history. It also documents the incredible rise in Aussies in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 over past 2 decades. www.fairplaypublishing.com.au/products/soc...

Author copies of ‘Socceroos 🇦🇺 in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿’. Ange, Vidmar, Viduka, Moore, Irvine, McDonald, Rogic, Mooy and more. Perfect Father’s Day gift for the Aussie dads. @fairplaybooks.bsky.social

Let's face it. The last thing a dad wants this #FathersDay is yet another tie, socks or handkerchiefs. Get him a really good book instead! www.fairplaypublishing.com.au

Happy 60th birthday to Ange Postecoglou. Read about how he upset the odds and made fools of many in the Scottish football media when he turned Celtic’s fortunes around. With contributions from @hamishcarton.bsky.social and Paul Williams👇 www.fairplaypublishing.com.au/products/soc...

“Two of the Scottish boys asked what I had done the previous night. I told them I had been out for dinner with Mark Viduka. They said, ‘Don’t ever do that again.’” Tony Vidmar 🇦🇺 had some challenges managing the Rangers-Celtic rivalry.👇 www.fairplaypublishing.com.au/products/soc...

Our next release ... he fled a scandal. He built a sporting empire. He left behind a legacy—largely forgotten in his homeland. Meet Con Jones. He's already in the #Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame. But he's ignored in #Australia—until now. buff.ly/H7dilpM

“It wasn’t something that was intended and I don’t recommend it to anyone, ever! If anyone knows Jim Jefferies, then you can imagine what I got when he found about it.” Danny Invincibile 🇦🇺 on falling for his manager’s daughter. Read more about it 👇 www.fairplaypublishing.com.au/products/soc...

Happy Birthday to Scott McDonald. In ‘Socceroos in Scotland’, you can read my exclusive interview about his time in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 football fairplaypublishing.com.au/products/socce…

Mark Viduka was the first Aussie to be named as Scottish Player of the Year in 2000. Read about his short but action-packed stint at Celtic in ‘Socceroos in Scotland’ www.fairplaypublishing.com.au/products/soc...

Interesting piece. It probably explains why so many teenagers and young adults are very big Oasis fans

Father’s Day in 🇦🇺 is approaching. Time to think of the right gift for any soccer loving dads. www.fairplaypublishing.com.au/products/soc...

From Davie Mitchell at #Rangers to Ange Postecoglou at #Celtic, the influence of Australians in #Scottish football has grown steadily over four decades. Finding a #Socceroo in a Scottish squad has gone from being a novelty to a staple. 'Socceroos in Scotland' by @paulmurphybkk.bsky.social

Thai League shirt of the year has a clear winner

This is a really good piece on football development in Asia

‘Socceroos in Scotland’ looks at the impact of Australians on Scottish football over 4 decades. Available as ebook or paperback. Mitchell ✅ Moore ✅ Viduka ✅ Vidmar ✅ McDonald ✅ Invincibile ✅ Paartalu ✅ Irvine ✅ Rogic ✅ Mooy ✅ Ange ✅ Boyle ✅ McGowan ✅ www.fairplaypublishing.com.au/products/soc...

Andros Townsend getting into the spirit in Thailand 📷 Kanchanaburi Power FC

It’s been a while since the Thai League had someone of Andros Townsend’s profile

June and July have seen three new #footballbooks hit the book shelves. From @70smo.bsky.social @jeanolafc.bsky.social & @paulmurphybkk.bsky.social No excuses for nothing to read! ⚽️📚🥳 www.fairplaypublishing.com.au/collections/...

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ➡️ 🇹🇭 ➡️ 🇧🇩 ➡️ 🇲🇾 Read about the fascinating story of Lee Tuck - a semipro footballer In Yorkshire who became a Malaysian international www.gym-flooring.com/blogs/storie...

Out today. Featuring many top Aussies to play in Scottish football, including players from Gretna, Morton, Hibs, Hearts, Motherwell, Buddies, Killie, Livi, Ross County, Dundee, Celtic, Rangers www.fairplaypublishing.com.au/products/soc...

#Football in #Scotland. With a green and gold twist. Out tomorrow!

‘Socceroos 🇦🇺 in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿’ now available for preorder. Features exclusive interviews with Tony Vidmar, Scott McDonald, Danny Invincible, Erik Paartalu, Paul Lambert and more. And chapters on Moore, Viduka, Mooy, Rogic and Irvine. www.fairplaypublishing.com.au/products/soc...

Our next book to hit the shelves is a top read from @paulmurphybkk.bsky.social entitled ' #Socceroos in #Scotland', a fascinating deep dive into the #specialrelationship between AUS & SCO in #football. www.fairplaypublishing.com.au/products/soc...

Coming soon 📖 🇦🇺 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ⚽️

7 points separating the Top 7 more than halfway through the season. That’s a proper competition. If only more leagues were like this.

Interview with former @motherwellfc.bsky.social @brisbaneroar.bsky.social defender Tom Aldred - now a key player for ISL champions @mohunbagan.bsky.social www.gym-flooring.com/blogs/storie...

I’m kinda starting to lose patience with the Athletic

When do calls to boycott the 2026 World Cup begin?

So when do the calls to strip the USA of World Cup hosting right begin?

Trump’s useful idiot stands to attention whenever called upon

FIFA just isn’t fit for purpose. When are countries going to start standing up to them?

I’m so confused. I thought all the hosting of cups went into Saudi. Why are they sending their clubs to Hong Kong? Do their fans not want to see this?

Just learned that Qatar made the final of the 1981 U20 World Cup and thought that was very surprising. But I guess their captain looks about 35

I like the Athletic and I subscribe to it but putting a lot of energy into this tournament seems unwise. I guess reader numbers will be the judge but I don’t know any fans who care about this Infantino vanity project

Things you never thought you would read

Super League in all but name. Shameful 😡

Infantino is so desperate to get Ronaldo in this competition, he’s going to do whatever it takes. Imagine the FIFA president fueling speculation about a player’s future with the world’s most irritating and vacuous YouTuber. On-brand, I guess

Great piece 👍

I’m more accustomed to interviewing football players and coaches but really enjoyed this chat with a fellow Glaswegian who is a big name in Muay Thai www.gym-flooring.com/blogs/storie...