March 3, 2021
Football Australia and Australian Professional Leagues (APL) staff took part in a six-a-side fundraising tournament in Sydney hosted by LGBTQI+ advocacy organisation Pride Football Australia on Saturday.
The event, which coincided with tournaments in Melbourne and Brisbane, was a new adoption of the annual ‘Mardi Gras Football Tournament’, which has been running in the lead up to the Mardi Gras Parade for the last 12 years.
This year’s tournament was a fundraiser for the newest LGBTQI+ inclusive club – the Brisbane Inferno – who join the likes of Sydney Rangers FC, The Flying Bats, and the Melbourne Rovers in Australia’s community football landscape.
Football Australia and the APL combined to enter two teams into Saturday’s tournament, with Football Australia Chief Executive Officer James Johnson, Westfield Young Matildas Head Coach, Leah Blayney, APL Deputy Commissioner, Tracey Scott, and Head of Member Federation Relations and former Socceroo, Robbie Middleby, taking part alongside staff from the two organisations.
By My Football
