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Football Federation Australia could be in for a bumpy meeting with A-League clubs after chief executive David Gallop rejected a push to make the competition fully independent.Aggrieved club owners reportedly want the concept of a commission to run the league placed on the agenda for their next chairmens meeting on October 12.But Gallop quickly and categorically hosed down talk of the A-League being controlled by a separate entity, in the same way as the English Premier League.A fully separated A-League is not on our agenda at the moment, Gallop said.We are certainly putting more resources into the A-League, we fully recognise that its the engine room for the whole game.Were in a competitive environment, and we need to be careful not to upset our commercial relationships, because its tough to get people to back you in Australian sport when theres so much choice.The clubs drive is the result of a long-term desire to be allowed more control over how the domestic league is handled.It also follows concerns over a leaked letter from Gallop to FIFA, in which he wrote that clubs do not act in the interests of the Australian game as a whole.FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation were in Australia two weeks ago to address concerns that FFAs constitution does not allow for various stakeholders to have a stronger voice in the running of the sport.FFA has subsequently agreed to an in-principle expansion of its congress to include a broader representation of stakeholders. 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CLEMSON, S.C. -- The way Clemson coach Dabo Swinney sees it, the pressure is the same as its been all season.No. 3 Clemson plays No. 19 Virginia Tech on Saturday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game, with the Tigers looking for their second straight league title.A victory most likely would return the Tigers (11-1) to the playoffs, where they moved up a spot to No. 3 from last week in the latest rankings behind Alabama and Ohio State and just ahead of Washington. But the demands to play like winners, Swinney said, are always there.It was at stake at Auburn, it was at stake versus Troy, it was at stake at Georgia Tech, he said. Tuesday. Its at stake every single week if youre worried about all this stuff.He understands that beating the Hokies (9-3; No. 23 CFP) puts the Tigers in line for the national title. The greater concern is the weekly challenge of preparation.Theres not a single goal there that says go to the playoff . Theres not a goal that says win the national championship, Swinney said. We dont control that. We could go undefeated and somebody could say, `No, we dont like you all.That shouldnt happen this time. The one-loss Tigers have been solidly in the top four of the playoff rankings and should not fall from that spot when the latest poll comes out Tuesday night.Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson says the team learned from last years run to the national championship game, a 45-40 loss to Alabama. Now there is a focused mindset, with distractions kept to a minimum.Everyone is just out there competing and trying to get better, Watson said. This is the perfect time for us to start peaking at our best and being our best.Clemson has dealt with meeting expectations all year long. Tagged as a super team coming into the season and led by Watson -- third in last years Heisman Trophy voting -- the Tigerss rarely hit all the benchmarks analysts and fans wanted to see.ddddddddddddThere were six-point wins to start the season over Auburn and Troy, games many thought the Tigers would win easily.There was the North Carolina State escape in which a missed Wolfpack field goal at the end of regulation gave Clemson the chance for a 24-17 overtime win. And, of course, theres Clemsons lone regular-season loss of the past two seasons when Pitt kicker Chris Blewitt hit a 48-yard field goal in the final seconds for the Panthers 43-42 victory.Clemson defensive end Christian Wilkins called the loss a wake-up call, one his team answered with strong wins over Wake Forest (35-13) and South Carolina (56-7) to enter into the championship game on a roll.We know what its going to take, he said. We know what we can do.So do the Hokies, whose season has already shown they picked the right time and right man in Justin Fuente to succeed Frank Beamer. Fuente made several moves to keep Beamers presence in the program, perhaps none bigger than retaining longtime defensive coordinator Bud Foster. Fuente had Beamer speak to the team before the Virginia game last weekend, a 52-10 rout by the Hokies. Fuente said the players have responded well.You always worry about the most about the older guys because change is always harder on people that are more set in their ways, and to our kids credit, they never looked back, Fuente said.Neither have the Tigers, pushing aside any regrets over last years playoff run to get back to the doorstep of another.Were riding the momentum in our last games, center Jay Guillermo said. Hopefully, we have three games.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 ' ' '