Craig Foster
Craig Foster is Australia’s 40th international captain and a broadcaster, Adjunct Professor of Sport and Social Responsibility and human rights advocate.
Opinion
Paris 2024
No Kerr, no medal? Think again when it comes to skilled and hungry Matildas
A first-up meeting with Germany will test Australia’s women’s team, but they have proved they’re up to any challenge.
- by Craig Foster
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Opinion
Republic debate
Let this be the last time our leader kowtows to a foreign king
The coronation is a reminder of the anachronistic nature of our constitutional arrangements and why the Crown is a symbol of oppression and pain to our First Peoples.
- by Craig Foster and Nova Peris
Opinion
Refugees
Gary Lineker’s red card from the BBC exposes a shameful contradiction
There is a fundamental difference between calling out human rights abuse and being politically partisan.
- by Craig Foster
Opinion
FIFA Women's World Cup
Saudi Arabia sponsoring the Women’s World Cup? As hosts, we must block this
Australian sport must refuse this sponsorship until further reforms for Saudi women. It’s our responsibility to be leaders and active catalysts for women’s and human rights around the world.
- by Craig Foster
Opinion
FIFA World Cup
For those paid to speak, silence is not an option at Qatar World Cup
For every goal scored in the Middle East in November and December, about 39 lives will have been lost so that we can rise as one to scream, exult and celebrate.
- by Craig Foster
Opinion
Winter Olympics
Beijing 2022 is a celebration of crimes against humanity
By promoting its credentials as a humanitarian vehicle, sport allows authoritarian regimes to associate themselves with powerful ideals of solidarity and equality even while crushing them.
- by Craig Foster
Opinion
EPL
Fans find their power at last minute to rescue the beautiful game
The fans of the world have increasingly been shut out of clubs that bled them dry, that didn’t care for their communities, their cities or the game they love. Today they said no more.
- by Craig Foster
Opinion
Matildas
Let's not end another Matildas campaign wondering what might have been
The competition for our women will be fierce and the window for overdue expansion and investment in women's football will be brief.
- by Craig Foster
Opinion
Asylum seekers
Dear Scott and Bill, we've strayed from our values: a Socceroo's plea
Football commentator Craig Foster, who helped save refugee Hakeem al-Araibi, has written a challenge to the PM and Labor leader: now save Australia's humanity.
- by Craig Foster
Les Murray: A trusted mate and a tireless fighter for football
Les had our trust and that of the football community. We knew Les would show us the best of the game, and that he would stand up for us.
- by Craig Foster
Without looking back, one cannot look forward
A review before another packed off season, if there is such a term in football.
- by Craig Foster
Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/by/craig-foster-hvetw