In January 2026, a teenage girl arrived at Allianz Stadium for an A-League match between Sydney FC and Wellington Phoenix wearing a jersey featuring the Palestinian flag. Before she could enter, security asked her to remove it. Weeks later, ahead of the A-League’s multicultural round, Western Sydney Wanderers announced they would not permit jerseys from nations “currently involved in major conflicts”, in an effort to prevent offence and “encoura…
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