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Gold Coast United v Moreton City Excelsior cancelled over match-fixing allegations

Football Queensland declined to comment.

There had been a mass exodus from the club in the lead-up to the abandoned match amid concerns Gold Coast United may not see out the season, with as many as eight players departing and joining other teams.

This masthead does not suggest there has been any wrongdoing by those players or those who remain at the club.

The club is still expected to complete the season.

Queensland Police was contacted for comment.

There was no suggestion of wrongdoing on the part of the team’s players or coaches, and no match-fixing charges were laid.

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Gold Coast United previously played for three seasons in Australia’s professional competition, the A-League, when they were owned by mining magnate and maverick politician Clive Palmer.

His licence was revoked in 2012 during a high-profile dispute with Football Federation Australia, as the sport’s national governing body was then called, and Western Sydney Wanderers replaced the team from the tourist strip in the A-League the following season.

Palmer has had no involvement with Gold Coast United since then.

The club re-formed and entered the National Premier Leagues Queensland in 2018, but has explored a possible re-entry into the A-League.

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