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A-League Plans To Add At Least Two Franchises For '18-19 Season

At least "two new teams are set to join" the A-League in '18-19, with A-League Head Greg O'Rourke confirming that the expansion blueprint "will be unveiled in February," according to David Davutovic of the HERALD SUN. Meanwhile, a new A-League broadcast deal is "edging closer" with Thursday the deadline for broadcasters to submit their tender documents. Football Federation Australia has spent the past two months negotiating and it is understood that "most Free-to-Air networks along with Optus and Bein Sports have expressed interest in broadcasting A-League from next season." Expansion is intertwined with TV negotiations, with FFA advising network execs to "submit an additional figure for a 12-team competition in addition to a bid for the current 10-team rights." FFA refused to comment on TV negotiations, but O'Rourke said that "FFA was investigating how and when the A-League could house 14-18 teams." O'Rourke: "The FFA have got a shortlist of consultants that we are talking to regarding the project scope which will help us build the framework" (HERALD SUN, 12/5).

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