Gonna shove this here, so it doesn't derail the Football United talk
Football Federation Australia has attracted the ire of A-League club
owners by moving to impose a $250,000 sanction fee on any international
friendly matches the clubs organise against famous overseas teams.
Previously it charged the club 5 per cent of gate takings to sanction other matches.
Club sources say the increased payment, as well as the FFA already holding broadcast rights to the matches, is aimed at deterring clubs from organising their own matches and instead leaving the overseas tours for only the All-Stars, from which the FFA can make up to $1 million a match.