Football Australia considered selling off Matildas and Socceroos to private equity firm for 99 years

26-Sep-2023 15:00:32 | Guardian

Exclusive: Document shows rights to national teams, A-Leagues and data of all football participants, including children, was part of possible deal

Football Australia explored selling off rights to the Matildas, Socceroos and the A-Leagues for 99 years in what would have been an unprecedented privatisation of football in Australia, Guardian Australia can reveal.

The deal could have also involved commercialising the data of all Australian football participants, including children as young as four, in a proposal that raised significant privacy concerns.