A directive by FIFA to cover the plaques of seven Australian athletes at Allianz Stadium ahead of the Women’s World Cup has been quickly reversed amid outrage from the sporting community.
FIFA directed the SCG Trust to cover the brass plaques of the statues as part of a “clean-site” policy to remove all unofficial branding from the venue, including the Allianz branding and the Sydney Roosters sign.Squares were placed over plaques on the statues of Olympic sprinters Marlene Mathews and Betty Cuthbert, rugby legends Ken Catchpole and Trevor Allan, NRL Immortals Reg Gasnier and Dally Messenger, and even Socceroos skipper Johnny Warren.
However, that directive was quickly taken back by FIFA on Tuesday afternoon amid backlash from families of the sporting stars.
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