Players from Australia's men's and women's national soccer teams have sued Football Australia, the sport's governing body, according to a The Guardian report on the players' lawsuit. The Guardian's account is an item from Australian Associated Press, which reported that the action is part of a "multi-million dollar dispute" between the governing body and its national team players, the Socceroos and the Matildas.
Australian Associated Press said it understood that the players' union, Professional Footballers Australia, known as the PFA, is pursuing Football Australia for a seven-figure sum on behalf of the players. The summary of that report does not give a more precise figure, nor a breakdown of how the sum was reached.
The report, as summarized by The Guardian, said the central issue is believed to surround Football Australia's commercial deals. The Guardian's headline describes the matter as a revenue share dispute, but the summary does not explain how revenue is shared under those deals or which agreements are in question.
The summary available for this report does not say where the action was brought, when it was filed, or how Football Australia has responded. Those points were not included in the portion of the story that was available, and they are not stated here.
The full wire account, which was not available for this report, may contain further details on the claims and on any response from Football Australia.
Sources: The Guardian: Socceroos and Matildas sue Football Australia over revenue share dispute.