Football Australia and the Australian Professional Leagues have welcomed the government’s $200 million facilities pledge but say more will be needed to underpin the game’s future.
as the catalyst, and FA predicts it will lead to a 20 per cent surge in participation for what is already the country’s most popular team sport.
Former Socceroo Craig Foster echoed the thoughts of many football fans by tweeting: “Nowhere near enough. Nor targeted to football. Come on @AlboMP. Get serious. Now is your chance to elevate the country through the multicultural game.” Sources say FA is increasingly confident that the NSW government will soon commit to funding a long-desired “home of football” in Sydney, which would house the federation’s offices, a national football museum and serve as a training base for the national teams.Alex Ellinghausen
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