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Joanna Guelas and Anna Harrington

Leichhardt Oval under fire as Unite Round games moved

Sydney's Leichhardt Oval has been stripped of hosting the ALW's Unite Round. (Steven Markham/AAP PHOTOS)

Sydney FC have threatened to pull their remaining A-League Women games from Leichhardt Oval after the marquee Unite Round matches had to be relocated at short notice due to the "unacceptable" pitch.

The six games of a weekend-long festival of football from Friday will be moved to Jubilee Stadium in Sydney's southwest, while the Leichhardt surface has received scathing feedback from the Sky Blues and soccer's players' union.

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