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Socceroos fable Mark Schwarzer has voiced his sentiment connected the "astronomical" outgo to play shot astatine the grassroots level successful Australia.

The erstwhile goalkeeper, who present finds himself connected the different broadside of the microphone arsenic an adept expert for Optus Sport, addressed the contented with Football Australia main enforcement James Johnson and sports curate Anika Wells pursuing Australia's nonaccomplishment to France astatine the World Cup.

"I'm not really asking this question connected behalf of Optus Sport, I'm asking it connected behalf of myself arsenic a footballer who played for the nationalist squad and Harry (Kewell) tin astir apt vouch for it arsenic well," helium said.

"Growing up arsenic a kid, you didn't request wealth to play football, it was there, it was an accidental to play. In Australia present the outgo to play shot for the mean idiosyncratic is astronomical.

"I cognize the authorities has accrued the backing .. I hold it needs to beryllium addressed, earnestly addressed, due to the fact that we request much kids playing football, and athletics successful general. We are that acold down different codes ... that outgo adjacent to nothing. I perceive it each the time, changeless complaints astir the cost.

"So to James arsenic well, if determination is other funding, wherever is it going and volition it beryllium going towards cutting the outgo for the mean individual? And if not wherefore isn't it? Because it should be."