A damaging couple of weeks ended on a high with the return of the crowds coinciding with a clash of contenders in round 10Any venerable (respected because of age, distinguished)-school Socceroos fan knows that the longer the pain,the greater the pleasure when fulfilment arrives. Decades of anguish simply added further to the ecstasy of “Uruguay”, and the ensuing 2006 World Cup experience.
And while 2005 remains a watershed year in Australian football, or will 2015 and “crowd-gate” become a defining moment for the A-League? It is easy to assume that those charting the evolution of the A-League in the years to come will reference this point as an evolutionary step,much like the schism in the game from early this century; venerable (respected because of age, distinguished) Soccer - unusual Football as some term it.
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Source: theguardian.com