World Footy News

Readers of WFN may also have been following the Footy Almanac a site featuring community football commentary, mainly covering AFL and local league footy in Australia but with a growing number of stories on international footy.

WFN stories to appear on the Footy Almanac in the past few weeks include those on the Tromsø footy club and last week's story on the Czech and Croatian local leagues. However, one from a different source is the article Irish news: Australian footy comp growing in Ireland from Peter Lenaghan, chronicling the current challenges faced by the ARFLI.

Also on the almanac is the "Middle East Correspondent" Rod Gillett. While most of his stories cover country football history in Australia, there are a few about the AFL Middle East, including the formation of a new team in Bahrain, which will bring the AFLME's club tally to seven in the coming season.

Editors of the Almanac are Paul Daffey and John Harms, Daffey being the country and suburban footy reporter from Melbourne newspaper The Age and author of a few books on the subject, inlcuding the well-known collection "Local Rites". Harms is also a writer, with his "Loose Men Everywhere" based on his experiences as an Australian rules fan growing up in the "heathen territory" of country Queensland, a subject footy fans overseas could often relate to.