I was looking at writing my blog this week on that foreign player issue. Most places in the world it is whether they qualify as a citizen or a 'kolpak', but in the A-League it comes down to who you can play for, which is a little unfair on NZ'ers who don't need a work permit in Aussie. I can understand it's about strengthening Aussie players, though.
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Posted November 13, 2008 01:28 · last edited March 18, 2021 07:44
I was looking at writing my blog this week on that foreign player issue. Most places in the world it is whether they qualify as a citizen or a 'kolpak', but in the A-League it comes down to who you can play for, which is a little unfair on NZ'ers who don't need a work permit in Aussie. I can understand it's about strengthening Aussie players, though.