FA set for structural review

The Football Association council meet today to discuss the structural review of their organisation.

The council will debate and then vote on various recommendations, suggested by the Burns Report, to streamline and improve the FA.

The key issues include the appointment of an independent chairman on the FA board and a vote for the chief executive.

There is a recommendation to trim the board from 12 to 10 members, with five from the national game and five from the professional game.

Expansion of the FA council to include supporters, players, managers, coaches, referees, disability groups and black and ethnic minority groups is also on the agenda.

There is also a recommendation to establish a semi-autonomous regulation and compliance unit.