# Taxpayer Cash Spent on Soccer Club

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Podcast: [Australia News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/australia-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569932)
Published: 2026-06-18T19:17:28+00:00
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## Resource

Taxpayer cash poured into a Sydney soccer club’s Football in Schools program — over $100K on uniforms, sneakers, and branded water bottles — while $44K went to companies tied to club execs. An audit exposed wild spending: $92K on one supplier’s uniforms, no invoice for $10K in Asics sneakers, and $60K for trucks plus $30K for “usage.” The club’s chairman, Gino Marra, is linked to political donations via his companies, and the club charged the government for shared space with a waste firm he’s on the board of. A partnership company got paid to “source uniforms” and hand out t-shirts, and just before the election, the government dumped $8M on soccer clinics run by the club — all while auditors found salaries were split in ways that deviated wildly from other clubs’ practices. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/9ce3dd30d2025aed

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