The Age can reveal that federal government aid agency AusAID has agreed to help Football Federation Australia's World Cup bid and has boosted funding for aid programs in Africa and Oceania.
The FFA is trying to win support from the African and Oceania representatives on FIFA's executive committee - a group of 24 men who decide the location of the World Cup.
Documents seen by The Age reveal AusAID director-general Bruce Davis was told by senior FFA figures in March last year they were ''looking for the capacity to provide Australian aid assistance that is identifiably 'football delivered' and football relevant, though not necessarily football exclusive''.
from "The Age" 2 July 2010
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