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Posted January 29, 2025 00:40 · last edited January 29, 2025 00:55

You are looking at it all wrong.

It sounds like FIFA will basically finance the whole thing. It will be a drop in the ocean for them. They do have $3.5 Billion in cash reserves, and with a 48 team WC on the horizon that's only going to bloat further.

Aus Govt (Aus Aid) will likely be financing some of it as well. They have just promised $500M for PNG's new NRL club. Very much an anti China geo political play in the Pacific region

So likely very little financial drain on OFC. I see the new league's Project Manager is coming Europe.

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Unknown editor edited January 29, 2025 00:55
You are looking at it all wrong.

It sounds FIFA will basically finance the whole thing. It will be a drop in the ocean for them. They do have $3.5 Billion in cash reserves, and with a 48 team WC on the horizon that's only going to bloat further.

Aus Govt (Aus Aid) will likely be financing some of it as well. They have just promised $500M for PNG's new NRL club. Very much an anti China geo political play in the Pacific region

So likely very little financial drain on OFC. I see the new league's Project Manager is coming Europe.


Unknown editor edited January 29, 2025 00:47
You are looking at it all wrong.

It sounds FIFA will basically finance the whole thing. It will be a drop in the ocean for them. They do have $3.5 Billion in cash reserves, and with a 48 team WC on the horizon that's only going to bloat further.

Aus Govt (Aus Aid) will likely be financing some of it as well. They have just promised $500M for PNG's new NRL club. Very much an anti China geo political play in the Pacific region

So likely very little financial drain on OFC. I see the new league's Project Manager is coming Europe.

The Island "club" teams, must just end up de facto National teams. I mean they all have very few national team players based overseas. They will definitely be competitive against any Aus NPL teams or franchises in the Islands. Same against Auckland City or whoever joins in from NZ. AC have often just squeaked through the OFC Champions League in recent times in the Islands.

Yeah they will struggle more in Aussie and NZ, but they will definitely improve with time as their players move from amateur to pro, and benefit from all that FIFA dosh going into top class training facilities, gyms etc.
Unknown editor edited January 29, 2025 00:46
You are looking at it all wrong.

It sounds FIFA will basically finance the whole thing. It will be a drop in the ocean for them. They do have $3.5 Billion in cash reserves, and with a 48 team WC on the horizon that's only going to bloat further.

Aus Govt will likely be financing some of it as well. They have just promised $500M for PNG's new NRL club. Very much an anti China geo political play in the Pacific region

So likely very little financial drain on OFC. I see the new league's Project Manager is coming Europe.