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From NPL Queensland to Norway: the pay surprises nobody mentioned

Nov 4, 2026

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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.

Chasing Pro

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Cristian Volpato: five more years in euros

Oct 28, 2026

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4 min read

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.

Currency and Money

South Melbourne. Australia Cup Champions with a USD problem.

Oct 21, 2026

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7 min read

South Melbourne. Australia Cup Champions with a USD problem.

Chasing Pro

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

Oct 14, 2026

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4 min read

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.

Chris Broadfoot
Chris Broadfoot

Currency and Money

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

Oct 7, 2026

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6 min read

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.

Currency and Money

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

Sep 30, 2026

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5 min read

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.

Currency and Money

A Year Abroad, A 12% Swing Nobody Was Managing

Sep 23, 2026

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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.

Currency and Money

$370 Million, 51 Countries, One Currency

Sep 16, 2026

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5 min read

$370 Million, 51 Countries, One Currency

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

Currency and Money

Morning FX desk: Monday 14 Sep

Sep 14, 2026

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2 min read

Morning FX desk: Monday 14 Sep

This week is heavy, and Friday’s US inflation report was the main driver.

Chris Broadfoot
Chris Broadfoot

Chasing Pro

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A 40-Year High and a Four-Year $60m Contract

Sep 9, 2026

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3 min read

A 40-Year High and a Four-Year $60m Contract

Kazuma Okamoto is paid in dollars and lives in yen. What that contract is actually worth just moved again, plus a look at stablecoins and what's new on the channel.

Currency and Money

The Pay Cut the Aussie Wrote

Sep 7, 2026

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2 min read

The Pay Cut the Aussie Wrote

A rising Aussie sounds like good news, until you are paid in something else.

Currency and Money

The Yen Just Woke Up

Aug 30, 2026

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2 min read

The Yen Just Woke Up

A quiet 2.8% move, and what it costs if you earn in dollars and send money home to Japan.

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