For a code staring at the possibility of a World Cup absence this year and wondering what must be done to improve the quality of the next generation, Adisu Bayew represents something significant.
Adisu Bayew is one of Australia's most promising footballers, who this season scored his first A-League Men's goal for Western United and debuted for the Olyroos.Football Australia has recognised cost is seen as a barrier to playing football, and clubs receive two thirds of registration fees
Tom Yabio, managing director of the not-for-profit which relies on local and state government grants, said he and his team set up the organisation in 2016 after realising many promising players in Western Melbourne weren't playing in the usually expensive junior National Premier League system. It estimated two thirds of registration fees remain with clubs, and are not channelled up the football pyramid.
It's also pushing ahead with a plan to remove domestic transfer fee caps, which promises to provide additional revenue for state league clubs who most heavily rely on registration fees. The PFA argues it's unjustified to provide a new revenue stream for clubs, when it's parents who have been paying for their children's junior development costs. And it feels uncomfortable no such tweak is being brought in for the women's game.
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