APL CEO Danny Townsend breaks his silence on the Melbourne pitch invasion as Melbourne Victory are officially served with a show cause notice by Football Australia.
Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume.Help keep family & friends informed by sharing this articleAPL CEO Danny Townsend has denied there is a cultural problem in Australian football and affirmed the A-Leagues will not budge on the controversial decision to relocate the grand finals to Sydney.
Speaking on ABC Breakfast, Townsend declined to draw a link between Saturday night's pitch invasion in Melbourne and other fan protests against last week's grand final announcement.
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