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By Laine Clark
BRISBANE, Feb 27 AAP - The saga at Gold Coast United took another bizarre turn on Monday when the defiant club claimed they were highlighting the plight of refugees with a slogan that may cost owner Clive Palmer his A-League licence.
Palmer remains on a collision course with Football Federation Australia (FFA) after the club vowed to keep wearing shirts bearing the "Freedom of Speech" message that earned a breach notice on the weekend.
United CEO Clive Mensink said the words had nothing to do with Palmer's very public spat with FFA boss Ben Buckley.
He claimed they simply wanted to highlight "awareness to the broader community about the plight of refugees" and believed the slogan was "non-controversial".
Mensink said...