The probe by public accounting firm Grant Thornton also found the Western Sydney Wanderers – a neighbouring club that received $6.5 million over four years – was non-compliant with parts of the funding agreement, including being unable to validate attendance at football camps.
The Football in Schools scheme came under fire after an investigation by the Herald highlighted issues, including that Macarthur FC, based in Sydney’s south-west, claimed nearly 43 per cent of the $2 million yearly funding to underwrite head office costs.
Macarthur and WSW rorting grassroots football funding?
The Football in Schools scheme came under fire after an investigation by the Herald highlighted issues, including that Macarthur FC, based in Sydney’s south-west, claimed nearly 43 per cent of the $2 million yearly funding to underwrite head office costs.
Macarthur and WSW rorting grassroots football funding?