Published July 26, 2023 7:27 a.m. ET
Australia players pose for a group photo with the Aboriginal flag prior to women’s soccer match against New Zealand at the 2020 Summer Olympics, July 21, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan, File)
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA — The Indigenous Football Australia Council has urged FIFA to address what it calls an “egregious omission” of First Nations-led organizations in a Women’s World Cup legacy plan.
Former Sydney Swans Australian rules football star Adam Goodes and John Moriarty, the first Indigenous player selected for Australia’s national soccer team, were among the signatories to a letter sent to soccer’s world governing body regarding legacy funding from the 2023 World Cup.
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