1 April 2015 

Sydney

FFA issues Perth Glory with second Show Cause notice

Football Federation Australia (FFA) today issued Perth Glory Football Club with a second Show Cause notice relating to alleged breaches of the Hyundai A-League’s Player Contract Regulations (‘salary cap’).

The second notice is in relation to the current season. The alleged breaches involve failure to disclose reportable payments and exceeding the salary cap.  The “failure to disclose” breaches involve:

•          Payments outside of the Standard Player Contract

•          Payments to a player’s family member

•          Payments of player agents’ fees

•          Payment of a third party sponsorship

•          Pre-payment to a player

•          Payment of travel costs

•          Accommodation allowances

•          Provision of motor vehicles

The value of the undisclosed payments and benefits involved in the alleged breaches would place Perth Glory significantly in excess of the allowable salary cap of $2.55m.     

The first Show Cause noticed issued on 12 February this year related to failure to disclose benefits to players relating to accommodation costs, provision of motor vehicles and the payment of agents’ fees for the 2012/13, 2013/14 and 2014/15 Hyundai A-League seasons.

Since issuing the first Show Cause notice, FFA has continued to investigate the club’s Total Player Payments. The investigation has included interviews with Perth Glory players and staff, retrieval of information from club files and forensic examination by external specialists of club records including financial accounts.

Perth Glory has until 5pm on Wednesday 8 April to respond to the Show Cause notice.