Football Federation Australia has defended the presence of board member Heather Reid in France less than a fortnight after her public apology to sacked Matildas coach Alen Stajcic, as pressure mounts on his successor, Ante Milicic, after Australia's shock opening World Cup loss to Italy.
The FFA came in for heavy criticism for dismissing Stajcic just five months before the World Cup, and now Milicic is under fire for introducing a new defensive style without having had enough time to bed down the game plan
Public angst was heightened when Reid was photographed in Paris, where she was attending a FIFA convention.
Reid apologised late last month for causing damage to Stajcic's reputation due to public and private comments she made after his sacking, when she suggested the public would be "shocked" if they knew the truth and told the media Stajcic would never work in women's soccer again.
However, it's understood Reid is on a self-funded holiday and the FFA confirmed she was in France at her own expense.
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