An independent panel has found there was no bias or agenda behind the controversial sacking of Alen Stajcic as Matildas coach and dispelled the notion that a 'lesbian mafia' wanted him out of the job
An independent panel has found there was no bias or agenda behind the controversial sacking of Alen Stajcic as Matildas coach and dispelled the notion that a "lesbian mafia" wanted him out of the job.
The three-person panel assembled by Football Federation Australia to conduct an operational review of national teams has handed down its report, a summary of which was publicly released by the FFA board on Thursday.
Stajcic's axing was used as a case study by the panel, which could find nothing to substantiate claims that he was the target of a concerted campaign by unnamed forces within the women's game. "The panel was unable to uncover any evidence supporting the existence of any formal ‘lesbian mafia’ or that the decision to terminate the Matildas head coach contract was driven by personal bias against Mr Stajcic or in pursuit of other agendas," the report said.
"Traditional media articles and social media ventilated the notion extensively and the panel has not been able to find evidence that the FFA took any proportionate action to address the issue nor protect the individuals who were the target of this speculation."
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