From NPL Queensland to Norway: the pay surprises nobody mentioned

Cameron Crestani on backdated tax, a month without holiday pay and Norway's driving test.

Cristian Volpato: five more years in euros

What a five-year euro deal looks like for an Australian, plus a huge week for central banks.

South Melbourne. Australia Cup Champions with a USD problem.

A Wallaby moves to Japan. The exchange rate moves too.

Same contract, same yen. Over 12 months, one season's pay could have moved by A$244,000.

Paid in euros. Living in dollars. And a €500,000 bonus due in December.

They earn in euros and invest in dollars. The bank fee is small. The exchange rate on amounts this size is not.

Mathew Stubbs. A$80,000 for one season. And the half he never budgeted for.

His budget blew out by about half. A big part of the reason was what everything cost once it was converted into US dollars.

A Year Abroad, A 12% Swing Nobody Was Managing

Thirty-plus Australian coaches and well over a hundred players are earning overseas right now. None of them chose where in a 12% range their pay would land this year.

$370 Million, 51 Countries, One Currency

MLS just published its transfer numbers. The part nobody costs is what happens between arrival and departure.