Football Association Plans to Increase Diversity

The Football Association (FA) has proposed a new set of reforms, after strong criticism of the current administration.

MPS held a successful vote of no confidence in the FA in February, with FA Chairman Greg Clarke declaring he would resign if MPs failed to accept his new suggested reforms.

Only one woman, Dame Heather Rabbatts, sits on the 12-member FA board; but the new legislation proposes that the board be reduced to 10 members, three of which being women.

Other suggested reforms include adding 11 new members to the FA Council, and imposing time limits on FA Council membership.

The reforms have to be passed by the FA Council in April, before being put before shareholders in May.

The FA is effectively run by its own parliament, the FA Council, which has 122 members. Just eight are women and only four are from ethnic minorities. More than 90 of the 122 members are aged over 60.