The Price of Progress: Infantino’s FIFA and the Faustian Bargain for Australian Football Australian soccer has long been marked by a disconnect between grand ambitions and fiscal reality.
Gianni Infantino's proposal to offer Football Australia up to $44. 5 million in extra funding as part of his plan to create a private equity backed company to run the World Cup has sparked debate about this very issue.
The latest figures paint a stark picture: Australian soccer has incurred a $15. 3 million loss, coupled with the axing of 20% of its workforce.