An ‘angry and irritated’ FA boss declares ‘there is no place in our sport for this’
A “horrified, irritated and angry” James Johnson, the chief executive of Football Australia, has promised swift action to identify and sanction those responsible for the violence that blighted the A-League Men’s Melbourne derby on Saturday, throwing the game in Australia into chaos.
Victory will be issued with a show cause notice by FA to explain the actions of their club’s supporters as part of a three-pronged line of investigation into the incident. “The third focus of the investigation will be against the individuals who we are seeking to name, identify and sanction.” “This pitch invasion, and I want to be clear about this, has nothing to do with a groundswell and the rising of our game,” Johnson said.
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