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The vote at Tuesday's AGM at Wembley Stadium saw 78.5% of the 915 votes cast in favour of the structural review recommended by Lord Burns - just over the 75% figure needed.

FA chief executive Brian Barwick said: "This decision marks the start of an exciting new era for the Football Association and the end of a very complex process. I would like to thank the shareholders for their support in bringing in these changes which I am convinced will benefit both the FA and the game as a whole."

He added: "This was a vote for change, and for a modern, representative and effective FA which is better equipped to take decisions in the wider interests of the game.

"I would like to thank Lord Burns for setting us on the path to modernisation, and to recognise the enormous amount that has gone into shaping his recommendations into a new-look FA."