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Summary The action was taken after Palmer labelled the league a joke and his club as insignificant.
Football Federation Australia Wednesday kicked Gold Coast United out of the A-League after a furious row with the clubs owner, billionaire mining magnate Clive Palmer.The decision followed a recent outburst when Palmer labelled the league a joke and his club as insignificant.Australias soccer boss Frank Lowy Tuesday attacked Palmer for his illogical, confused and damaging comments while slamming the team for wearing jerseys that said Freedom of Speech during their last game.Lowy said Wednesday he was left with no alternative than to terminate the Gold Coast licence, leaving the A-League with just nine teams.As custodians of the game, we had to act to protect the integrity of the Hyundai A-League on behalf of the other nine clubs, players, coaches and most importantly, the fans, he said.The club, bottom of the domestic competition, had its licence taken away due to contraventions of FFA policies, deliberate defiance of an FFA direction and repeated public statements that brought the game into disrepute.
