The Goddess Advantage : One Year in the Life of a Football Worshipper

'Opera and footy are much the same,' reflected the Diva. 'Passion at the heart of both. I don't entirely understand your passion but I see what footy does to you.'

'What does it do to me?'

'It turns you into a maniac,' she paused and looked at me critically. 'But in a nice way.'

It would have been a much smoother ride for Angela Pippos if she'd continued her ballet classes. Now, although she occasionally turns up to present the sports news on ABC-TV, her main vocation is as a fully certified football tragic (subcategory: one-eyed Crows fanatic).

With an ugly gap in the forward line and a Rebuilding Phase ahead, the season bodes ill for the Crows. But Ange has the Faith; also the uninformed support of her tofu-eating girlfriends, her mum's recipe for keftedes and mates like Rambo, the white knight of the 2 a.m. Benadryl mercy dash. Not to mention a hot date with the elusive George and his compelling green eyes...

It already looks like being an interesting year. And then, goddess help us, the Crows start winning!

Praise for The Goddess Advantage:

‘Pippos reveals herself to be witty, charming, passionate, and it has to be said, sexy (in an accidentally-locked-out-of-the-house-in-a-bathrobe-and-pink-fluffy-slippers kind of way)…a good-natured tale of sporting passion and human warmth that will be enjoyed by Crows and Pippos fans alike’

Age

‘In entertaining, extended tongue-in-cheek column fashion she tells of her fan fare… a feast of footy, food, footy, friends, footy, fun and even talk of romance and some funny Greek family interludes…her passion for footy is a symptom of a huge passion for life.’

Adelaide Advertiser

‘Pippos is brilliant at the anecdotal and you get the feeling she wishes she could herself pull on the boots and tackle the Big Men.’

Launceston Examiner