Four Corners
A League of Their Own
2021 • E33 Sep 27, 2021 45m
For decades Australian soccer has operated in the shadow of the other major sporting codes.
Despite its immense popularity as a community sport, it's struggled to attract the eyeballs, sponsorship, and the profile of the AFL and the NRL.
Almost half of Australia's premier soccer clubs are owned or controlled by foreign entities, raising the question: Why? Who are they? And what are they getting out of it?
On Monday Four Corners investigates the powerbrokers dominating Australian soccer.
Despite its immense popularity as a community sport, it's struggled to attract the eyeballs, sponsorship, and the profile of the AFL and the NRL.
Almost half of Australia's premier soccer clubs are owned or controlled by foreign entities, raising the question: Why? Who are they? And what are they getting out of it?
On Monday Four Corners investigates the powerbrokers dominating Australian soccer.