As football emerges from the pandemic, discussions over the sport’s future have reached a fever pitch. But talk is cheap without accountability. Full story in ESPN: https://www.espn.com.au/football/australia-aus/story/4612619/australian-football-must-hold-its-leaders-to-account-as-it-emerges-from-covid
Professional Footballers Australia believes any introduction of a domestic transfer system (DTS) into Australian football must be collectively bargained, and that, “fundamentally,” it cannot accept both a DTS and salary cap, PFA co-chief executive Beau Busch has told ESPN. Full story published in ESPN: https://www.espn.com.au/football/australian-a-league-men/story/4611183/professional-footballers-australia-open-to-domestic-transfer-system-or-salary-capnot-both
Socceroos legend John Aloisi and Professional Footballers Australia (PFA) have joined the growing international chorus against FIFA’s push for a biennial World Cup, with it still unclear what Football Australia’s position on the controversial proposal is. Full story published in ESPN: https://www.espn.com.au/football/australia-aus/story/4553059/football-australia-stays-silent-as-john-aloisi-argues-against-biennial-world-cups
One of Australian football’s two most important teams is back in action, multiple goalkeepers might be in action, and the PFA is raising the alarm about the Asian Champions League; this and more feature in another big ESPN Australia and New Zealand Wrap Full story published for ESPN Australia and New Zealand:
Significant reforms are potentially on the way for Australian football in the form of a domestic transfer system and national second division, but as this week’s ESPN Australia and New Zealand football wrap details, introducing them is never easy. Beyond that, we hear from two of the A-League‘s most lethal strikers and pay respect to Sam Kerr. … More Domestic transfer system has players’ union on collision course with Football Australia
Taking the fight to Australian football’s trolls, the wobbly Wanderers, working week in and week out, five A-League youngsters taking their chances, Sydney’s blunt edge, and much more. ESPN’s Australian football wrap is back. Full story published in ESPN Australia and New Zealand: https://www.espn.com.au/football/australian-a-league/story/4329629/football-takes-fight-to-australian-trollswhy-are-wanderers-wobbling-in-a-league
Full story first published for SBS’ The World Game: https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/ffa-ceo-johnson-holds-back-on-intervening-as-pay-dispute-heats-up FFA CEO James Johnson has sought to calm the discourse surrounding ongoing Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) negotiations, telling SBS that while the FFA would intervene should the talks begin to bring the sport “into disrepute”, he didn’t believe that they were presently at that point. … More FFA CEO Johnson holds back on intervening as pay dispute heats up
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