Soccer-Di Pietro resigns as APL director after sale of Grand Finals to Sydney

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Anthony Di Pietro stepped down as a director of the Australian Professional Leagues (APL) on Tuesday after the country's top-flight soccer competitions sold the hosting rights to their title-deciding 'Grand Finals' to Sydney until 2025.

The A-League Men and Women's competitions have traditionally played their championship deciders at the highest-placed teams' home grounds but the agreement struck with the New South Wales state government means Australia's biggest city hosts the next three Grand Finals for both leagues.