<Li> a plan to implement the recommendations . </Li> <P> Despite initial attempts to scuttle the reform process, the majority of reforms and recommendations have been implemented by the National and State Football Associations . In particular, resistance to reforms at the National level were largely destroyed by the threat of the Australian Sports Commission to withhold funding to Soccer Australia . Restructuring of the governance of the Associations has led to a more democratic approach and the enfranchisement of groups not previously represented (e.g. referees, women's players, etc .). In more substantial terms, it led to the resignation of the Soccer Australia board en masse . The replacement body, the Football Federation of Australia was established with a board led by Frank Lowy . The decision to establish a new governing body was made after the then Australian Soccer Association, now Football Federation Australia chairman Frank Lowy stated that the state of the existing governing body was not repairable and that there was no reasonable prospects of Soccer Australia ever being in a state to be reconstituted . </P> <P> The Frank Lowy led board completely replaced the organisation with a new one called Football Federation Australia It has achieved financial stability . It has acquired high profile sponsors including Foxtel and Hyundai . The relaunched domestic competition (the Hyundai A-League) can be seen as a by - product of the recommendations of the Independent Soccer Review Committee's report to change the form and organisation of domestic competition within Australia . </P> <P> The full text of the report can be found here . </P>

2003 report of the independent soccer review committee