Football Brisbane, which sits under the umbrella of its governing body Football Queensland, has announced that it will suspend all games because it claims it is no longer covered by the Queensland governing body’s insurance.
According to ABC, Football Queensland decided to split Brisbane into two new zones: Football Queensland Metro North and Football Queensland Metro South.
Football Queensland provides insurance coverage for Football Brisbane. However, the latter confirmed that it was “no longer members of Football Queensland” – forcing it to suspend all games immediately.
“The legal advice is that it leaves Football Brisbane, the clubs, and players at risk from an insurance perspective, as the existing policy is held by Football Queensland,” Football Brisbane said in a statement, as reported by ABC.
Football Brisbane said it was shocked by the news as the announcement “arose without warning or consultation.”
“This is certainly not a situation that we anticipated being in. We simply want everyone to be able to do what they enjoy, and that’s play football,” it added.
In response to Football Brisbane’s statement, Football Queensland offered assurances that the governing body’s insurance policy remains intact – with all players covered by a national insurance scheme at training and games.
“All clubs are directly affiliated to Football Australia, and all participants are registered to Football Australia through Football Queensland,” Football Queensland said, as reported by ABC. “This has not changed despite the conflicting information provided by Brisbane today.”
