Brisbane Roar – Last Season’s Chumps to This Season’s Champs

Rewind to this time last season for the Brisbane Roar FC.  The Ange Postecoglou revolution had just started and a faltering Brisbane Roar were already looking to build for next season. After the...

Spanish Premiera - Almeria vs Real Madrid - Review

Real Madrid has suffered a setback in their title ambitions with a 1-1 draw against Almeria, who are currently bottom of the La Liga table. A stubborn Almeria side prevented Los Blancos from securing...

Holidays!

As you may have noticed Play the Advantage has not been able to update you with the latest football news. Our writers are currently on holiday and we would like to give them a well deserved break from both their work and their writing. We will be back up and running in the next few days. Thanks for...

Roque Santa Cruz loaned out to Blackburn Rovers

Manchester City reject Roque Santa Cruz has returned to the club that brought him to England on a loan deal. Santa Cruz has been unhappy at City, often left out of the squad in favour of Carlos Tevez,...

A-League Round 23 - Sydney FC vs Melbourne Victory - Review

Two of the some of the A-League’s biggest clubs met at the Sydney Football Stadium last night (15/1/2011) in what can be effectively called Sydney FC’s “do or die” match against their arch rivals Melbourne...

Cahill supports Queensland Flood Relief Appeal

As we've earlier reported Queensland has been hit by a flood of massive proportions. The widespread destruction has resulted in the loss of many lives, thousands of homeless, lost businesses and has even...

Lukaku interest generates a £25.2 million price tag

Sensational 17 year old Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku has been tipped to leave Anderlecht this January as he generates interest from the biggest clubs around Europe. Clubs including Real Madrid, Chelsea...

Alex Terra on Fire in the A-League

Brazillian import Alex Terra has prodcued a spectacualr goal in his sides 1-1 draw. Check out the goal below. ...

Steven Pienaar transfer offer accepted

According to Everton manager David Moyes midfielder Steven Pienaar may be on his way out this January after the club accepted a bid from a club agreeing to sell. The club that the South African is destined...

Italian Serie A January transfer window roundup

We take a look at the clubs looking to make a move for a player, and those looking to offload those not performing very well. Ac Milan: Milan have already made a move and have successfully signed Antonio...

Premier League January transfer window roundup

We take a look at the clubs looking to make a move for a player, and those looking to offload those not performing very well. Arsenal: Arsene Wenger came out after his sides' 1-0 loss to Ipswich claiming...

Coppa Italia - Juventus vs Catania - Review

Juventus have put a two loss streak to an end, by comprehensively accounting for Catania in their Coppa Italia round of 16 clash. The Bianconeri scored two goals through wingers Pepe and Krasic. Although...

Asian Cup 2011 - Australia vs South Korea - Preview

In what should prove to be an exciting encounter for both fans on opposite ends (and the spectating neutral), Australia will come up against what is probably their hardest test thus yet in the group stages...

Arsenal fails to dominate in the Carling Cup, whilst Liverpool continue to slip in the Premier League.

Action from England saw a couple of fixtures take place overnight. The most prominant being Liverpool's league match with Blackpool and Arsenal's clash with Ipswich in the Carling Cup. In Dalglish's...

Football in Lebanon...Fair Play for None…

It’s been well documented in the media that the A-League crowds for the 2010/2011 season are drastically lower than previous seasons, with fans not turning up to games for one reason or another. Many...

Floods and Football

For our international readers around the globe, you may be unaware of the current disaster occuring in Australia. Play the Advantage is a football site based in Australia so it is only natural that we...

Player of the First Half of the Season - Cristiano Ronaldo

After we tallied your votes (174 in all) Cristiano Ronaldo was voted best player of the first half of the season for 2010/2011. He came in ahead of Vidic and Messi although won the vote by a fair margin. Ronaldo...

Asian Cup, first round wrap up.

The first round of the games in the Asian Cup has come to an end, some suprising results have come to light, while the "big guns" of the tournament also sent out a message to their opponents. Group...

A-League Round 23 - Sydney FC vs Melbourne Victory - Preview

This Saturday (15/1/2011) sees another exciting chapter in the interstate rivalry between Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory. While Sydney FC are experiencing a “mini-revival” of sorts after notching two...

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Play the Advantage is looking to monetize its site so that we can afford to give cash incentives to our writers, as well as expand our footballing reach so that you the reader, can get more footballing...

Messi voted best player of 2010 - Ballon D'or

Lionel Messi has been voted footballer of the year yet again, making it two years in which he has consecutively won the award. After a disappointing World Cup it was thought that Messi would not prove...

Getting crowds back to the A-League.....Advertise? Television?

The 2010/2011 Hyundai A-League season has seen some exciting and pulsating games, moments of brilliance and the unearthing and exposure of young talent being thrust unto the Australian sporting landscape....

Asian Cup 2011 - Australia vs India - Preview

After a disappointing 2010 Australian Football will look to recover by producing a successful Asian Cup campiagn. However little known footballing nation India will look to stand in their way. With the...

Spanish Premiera Round 18 - Real Madrid vs Villarreal - Review

A Cristiano Ronaldo hat trick has helped Real Madrid reduce the gap once again to La Liga leaders Barcelona following an enthralling 4-2 victory against Villareal. Los Blancos came from behind on two...

A-League Round 22 - Central Coast Mariners vs Wellington Phoenix - Review

It could have gone either way, but ultimately it was the Central Coast Mariners that came out 1-0 victor’s over the Wellington Phoenix in a tiring encounter. Both sides were desperate for a win, with...

Ronaldinho to join Flamengo

Former Brazilian international and Barcelona superstar Ronaldinho is set to leave European football and head back to his home country of Brazil. The current Milan attacker has never fully re-captured...

Italian Serie A Round 19 - Napoli vs Juventus - Preview

Napoli and Juventus are both coming off losses in the last round, to Inter and Parma respectively. Both teams however have performed fairly well in the Serie A this season both sitting the in the top...

Hodgson out Dalglish in, what are his chances at Anfield?

It was bound to happen, another coaching change at Liverpool. Bad form under Roy Hodgson has seen a mutual agreement take place, where both parties agreed upon the descision made by the former Fulham...

Luca Toni joins Juventus after injury sidelines Iaquinta and Quagliarella

Genoa striker and former Italian international Luca Toni has joined Juventus on a free transfer deal. the deal comes in the wake of the recent injuries to Fabio Quagliarella and Vincenzo Iaquinta Toni...

A Beckham return to England, if Tottenham get their way

Tottenham Hotspurs have made a bid to loan out former England captain and Manchester United midfielder David Beckham from LA Galaxy this January. Beckham was keen on playing in England once more and may...

Juventus'chances of winning a Scudetto recieve a blow - Quagliarella out for the season.

Prolific Juventus striker and Napoli loanee Fabio Quagliarella's season is over, after it was revealed that the Italian had ruptured his crucial ligament. Quagliarella was taken off the field just minutes...

Italian Serie A Round 18 - Juventus vs Parma - Review

Juventus' long unbeaten run in all competitions has come to an end after a disasterous 4-1 loss to Parma in Turin. A haunting two goals from Juventus loanee Giovinco proved to be the start Parma needed...