Football Australia vows to ‘weed out’ fans who stormed pitch during A-League Melbourne derby

• An ‘angry and irritated’ FA boss declares ‘there is no place in our sport for this’
• Governing body issues show cause notice to Victory and vows to identify, name and sanction fans
• Melbourne A-League derby abandoned as fans storm pitch and keeper attacked
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A “horrified, irritated and angry” James Johnson, the chief executive of Football Australia, has promised swift action to identify and sanction those responsible for the violence that blighted the A-League Men’s Melbourne derby on Saturday, throwing the game in Australia into chaos.

FA has been in contact with Victoria police, state and federal governments and the Australian Professional Leagues, after Victory fans stormed the pitch at AAMI Park and caused the game to be abandoned amid shocking scenes that left a player, match official and cameraman injured.

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