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Anna Harrington

APL chief executive Townsend departs for Middle East

Danny Townsend has left his Australian Professional Leagues CEO role for a job in the Middle East. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Australian Professional Leagues chief executive Danny Townsend has departed with immediate effect to take up a role in the Middle East.

Townsend, the former Sydney FC chief executive who was involved in unbundling the A-League competitions from Football Australia, formally joined the APL as CEO in December 2021.

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