Vote all but ends Australian soccer's political war

Australian soccer's bitter political war is on the cusp of ending after a new constitution was passed at a Football Federation Australia emergency general meeting on Tuesday afternoon.

After more than two years of feuding, consensus has finally been reached among warring factions on establishing an expanded FFA congress that will make the organisation’s membership tier more inclusive and democratic - as required by the governing body of world soccer, FIFA.

Of the 10 members of the FFA congress (nine state federations and one representative of the A-League clubs), eight voted in favour of the new constitution and congress structure at Tuesday’s EGM, with two voting against.

It means a new governance model - one already given the green light by FIFA - will be ratified, making for the most significant step towards ending an impasse that has dogged the game in Australia for more than two years.

The congress - which has the power to elect and remove board members of the FFA - will become representative, democratic and inclusive of Australian soccer. As a result of Tuesday's vote, the number of members will expand from 10 seats to 29 sitting members, who will share 100 votes.