Perth Glory to be shown third 'show cause notice'

Football Federation Australia has announced its intention to issue a third Show Cause notice to Perth Glory in relation to the A-League's Player Contract Regulations, known as the salary cap.

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The third notice is in relation to the current season.

The alleged breaches involve the failure to disclose reportable benefits and payments in excess of $100,000.

These alleged breaches are in addition to the matters dealt with in the FFA's determination announced on 10 April 2015 that Perth Glory had deliberately failed to disclose reportable benefits and payments to at least six players, and from the beginning of the current season has been operating in excess of the allowable salary cap of $2.55m in the order of $400,000.

The first Show Cause notice was issued on 12 February this year and the second on 1 April.

As a result of these breaches in the first two Show Cause notices, FFA has determined that Perth Glory will be excluded from the 2015 A-League finals series and fined $269,000.

The third notice will be issued to Perth Glory no later than Friday 17 April 2015.

Glory is yet to lodge the appeal despite releasing a statement to the contrary on Wednesday.

The club stated its case would be heard later in the day, but the FFA described those claims as "erroneous".

"The disciplinary committee will hear Perth Glory’s application that the board of FFA had no power to impose sanctions on the club for breaches of the salary cap," an FFA statement read.

"The committee will not be hearing an appeal against the FFA's salary cap determination and associated penalties, as claimed by Perth Glory in its statement.

"For the record, Perth Glory has not lodged an appeal against the FFA determination which excludes the club from the A-League finals and imposes a fine of $269,000."