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FFA Will Reportedly Reject A$15M Sale Of Wellington Phoenix

A Sydney-based consortium will "proceed with its plans" to bring an A-League team to the city's southwest despite the "likely decision" of Football Federation Australia to block its proposed A$15M ($11.2M) purchase of Wellington Phoenix's license, according to Dominic Bossi of THE AGE. FFA looks set to reject the transfer of the Phoenix's license "on the grounds of maintaining the integrity of its current expansion process," despite Wellington reaching an agreement for its sale and relocation to Sydney. Wellington Phoenix's license expires in two years and it is "unlikely to be extended unless there is a drastic uplift in the club's off-field performances." The proposed terms of the sale to the Sydney consortium would have resulted in Wellington closing its doors and the A-League "effectively" ending its partnership with New Zealand football. It is understood the proposal included a 100% transfer of Wellington's ownership over a two-year period to the South West Sydney Football Club bid, leading to a new team playing out of Campbelltown Stadium in the short term. FFA is understood to have informed both parties it will "not allow the sale to go through while other entities are bidding for expansion to a 12-team competition." The "looming rejection" of the sale, however, has not deterred South West Sydney FC from going ahead with its bid for an A-League license after submitting a proposal to fund and build a stadium near Western Sydney Airport (THE AGE, 5/15).

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