Cash-strapped Football Federation Australia is set to suffer a further $6 million blow to its bottom line next season after losing major sponsor Hyundai.
The value of Hyundai's sponsorship of the A-League has risen to nearly $5m a year, with the car company tipping in another $1m to sponsor Australia's national teams, contributing a total of $6m to FFA's coffers, not including the provision of almost 80 cars each year to the FFA and A-League clubs. It is the FFA's second-most valuable corporate partnership, after their broadcast deal with Foxtel.
A-League clubs were warned in February not to design jerseys with the logo of Hyundai due to uncertainty about the future of the partnership.
SMHsport Unfortunately it’s stale
SMHsport But they still have 18 months of warranty left
SMHsport Its ok...they will find another and sbs will show the games...we are better off than Rugby