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‘Football people’ for Johnson’s FFA – What exactly are they? – The World Game
Since he was appointed Football Federation Australia Chief Executive in late 2019, James Johnson and the organisation he now heads have made no secret of their desire to bring a ‘football first’ mindset to their work; one that features a newly empowered cohor…
Its easy to understand why this mindset of defiance and belief in those already within the game – Football IP as Johnson puts it – would bring plaudits to the perennially embattled organisation.
Australian footballs past is littered with examples of a struggle to develop and, more importantly, embrace its identity in both a local and international context and thus it has frequently looked to foreign leagues or rival domestic codes for inspiration.
Johnsons three predecessors as FFA CEO David G…
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