What it's like playing on a $150k a year scholarship in the US | with A-League Women new signing Isabella Chidiac

The A-League is back, and OlanTekkers reckons anyone saying it’s dead clearly wasn’t at the Sydney Derby. The atmosphere was unreal, even if the football didn’t quite live up to it. Olan and Kat Haddad break down the opening round, the Sydney Derby stalemate, the chaos of the F3 Derby and why the d…

Socceroo Aziz Behich on marking Messi, World Cup heartbreak and the A-League

He was let go from an A-League team after playing in a Grand Final, literally told in the airport on the way home he no longer had a place. He then went on to play at three World Cups. His teammate Jackson Irvine says he's the most underrated Socceroo of all time, and he's now one of the most exper…

Sydney FC forward Al Hassan Touré on Mo's success, improving the A-League & the downside of Europe

Absolute baller (and brother of Norwich City's Mo) Al Hassan Toure joins The Failed Footballer to talk about his football journey from Liberia and Guinea to the A-League, the reality of chasing a career overseas, and representing the Socceroos. He opens up about growing up in a football-obsessed fa…

Teng Kuol on the truth behind playing in the NPL

Kat Haddad is back on The Failed Footballer to break down the biggest talking points in Australian and world football, from the Socceroos' performance against Brazil to the young players who could define the next generation. Kat and Olantekkers look at whether the gap between Australia and footbal…

Socceroo legend Jackson Irvine on Aussie football's identity problem, the J-League vs the Bundesliga, and the most under-rated Socceroo ever

Jackson Irvine has played for the Socceroos in 3 World Cups. He's played for Celtic, Hull City, Hibs, FC St. Pauli and is now getting at taste of the J-League with Cerezo Osaka. He's a box-to-box midfielder of the type that isn't so common anymore. And he definitely knows what it takes to make it a…

Man Utd v Man City: red card and VAR drama in the derby. And is the A-League still the peak of Aussie football?

There was VAR Chaos in the Manchester derby - should Haaland's goal have stood? Should Bruno Fernandes have been sent off too? Lucas Harrington's Premier League breakout season continues as Hull hold Chelsea to a 2-2 draw. How are they doing so well? Mohamed Touré's scoring run continues: how's he …

He went from the NPL to the A-League to the Bundesliga - then fell back down again. Alou Kuol tells his story

What's it like getting to the highest levels of football but then falling back down the pyramid? Alou Kuol went from winning trophies with the Central Coast Mariners and signing for Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart, to the Mariners again, and finally to the NPL. He opens up about the highs of making i…

Aussie footballers are taking over the world - is the A-League the key to fostering talent?

OlanTekkers wraps up the performances of our Aussie footballers playing abroad. Mo Toure is on fire 3 games into the EFL Championship season - scoring a brace for Norwich City. Lucas Herrington got 30 minutes in the Premier League for Hull City against Coventry, and Patrick Beach pulled off a world…

Nestory Irankunda on following in Ronaldo's footsteps, THAT World Cup goal & why the A-League is underrated

Nestory Irankunda talks his career-changing move to Portugese giants Sporting CP, how he bounced back from a difficult period in his career, and why the A-League deserves more respect. Plus, future Aussie stars to watch, how Turkiye fired up the Socceroos with their World Cup antics and what can b…

How hard is it for young footballers to make it to the A-League?

OlanTekkers goes down to the Central Coast Mariners training ground to see how they do it at elite level. How do you go from youth academy, to NPL, to A-League? What does it take to make the jump? First-team players and academy graduates Harrison Steele and Lucas Mauragis share their journey, give…