FIFA and AFC officials flew in to hammer out changes to the FFA’s congress structure which currently sees the appointed directors joined by nine federation reps and just one member to speak for the A-League clubs.

The meetings today and yesterday also heard from A-League clubs, State and Territory Federations, Professional Footballers’ Australia (PFA), and the Australian Sports Commission.

In a letter released prior to the meetings, the FFA said they believed the current model should be preserved, but have since changed their stance following discussions between the parties.

FFA has agreed in principle to expand the current structure, although it did not confirm where those increases will come from and how many members the future board will comprise of.

FFA Chairman Steven Lowy said he understood the need to update the systems which had been in place since 2003 to allow the game to better transition into its new phase of growth.   

“We can and we should consider changes that give all stakeholders the best chance to achieve their potential,” he said.

“I’m confident we can move forward with sensible reforms that strengthen the relationship between all stakeholders.”

FFA is expected to implement the changes by March 2017.