A-League Licence: Governance Model and in-Principle Agreements

a-league licence: The FFA has reached in-principle agreements with football hierarchy in a move which also seemingly assures Wellington Phoenix's long-term future in the A-League, according to The Guardian. The Phoenix, whose A-League licence was set to expire at the end of next season, will now effectively become co-owners of the competition under the fresh governance model. A new entity will manage the A-League, W-League and youth league in Australia, with a transition from FFA control next season. David Squires on ... the A-League grand final, VAR and Panenkas Read more The model had been hotly debated by the FFA and club chiefs but will now be settled by 1 August this year. They include a governance structure for the leagues overseen by an independent chair and representatives of each of the club license holders, with two additional representatives from FFA. FFA will get a minimum of 4.5m annually from leagues revenue, earmarked for national teams including the Socceroos and Matildas and grassroots initiatives. The New Leagues Working Group, the body mandated by the FFA in October last year to determine the independence model, on Monday announcement a raft of in-principle agreements. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.