Michael Cockerill | |
Birth Date: | 1960 11, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Adelaide, Australia |
Death Place: | Bellingen, Australia |
Nationality: | Australian |
Michael Cockerill (20 November 1960 – 31 August 2017) was an investigative Australian football (soccer) journalist who wrote for Fairfax newspapers, Fox Sports and formerly C7 Sport. He was also a football pundit and match commentator and appeared regularly on the football show Fox Sports FC.
In 2011, he was inducted into the Football Federation Australia Hall of Fame.[1]
It was announced that he had died from illness, just before the Japan–Australia World Cup qualifier on 31 August 2017.[2]
He has been honoured by the Football Federation Australia through the award of the Michael Cockerill Medal, recognizing the standout National Premier Leagues performer in each season's FFA Cup competition.[3]