FFA CEO Gallop Touts Anticipation For A-League's Sydney-Western Sydney Derby

Football Federation Australia CEO David Gallop has "kicked a goal" over National Rugby League CEO Dave Smith, "while also offering a lesson on how to give fans what they want," according to David Riccio of the Sydney DAILY TELEGRAPH. A capacity crowd of 43,000 is "poised to witness the A-League blockbuster between Sydney FC and the Western Sydney Wanderers at Allianz Stadium." The A-League derby between Sydney FC and the Wanderers is "tipped to surpass every NRL crowd played at Allianz Stadium over the past five years." Less than 1,500 seats remain for the "all-Sydney classic, leading Gallop to boldly declare the A-League derby is the greatest cross-city match -- of any code." Gallop: "In two short years, the Sydney FC v Wanderers derby has become the classic rivalry in Sydney sport." Such "is the demand for tickets, Sydney FC and the SCG Trust have been forced to find" an extra 1,000 seats for "desperate football fans eager to be part of the atmosphere" (DAILY TELEGRAPH, 10/15).