Etihad can't be part of WCup bid: AFL

December 9, 2009
AFL chief Andrew Demetriou has called on Australian soccer bosses to respect the needs of the other football codes, claiming Etihad Stadium cannot be part of any bid for the 2018 or 2022 World Cup finals.

Demetriou said the AFL accepted that they would not have access to the 100,000-capacity MCG for up to 10 weeks if Australia won the right next year to host either of the World Cups.

But he declared Melbourne's other major venue, Etihad Stadium, off-limits to the bids by Football ...

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