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David Gallop resigns as FFA chief executive
By WWOS/AAP
Gallop resigns as FFA CEO
David Gallop will quit his job as Football Federation Australia's chief executive at the end of the year.
Gallop, who held the role since August 2012, will stand down on December 31.
He says the move has been prompted by the A-League moving to a new governance model of independence from the FFA.
Gallop says the fresh governance model, with the FFA effectively ceding control of the A-League, W-League and youth leagues to clubs, brings fundamental changes to the competitions and also the FFA.
"The chief executive's role as it currently exists will be a very different, narrower role," Gallop said in a statement on Thursday.
"It makes sense for everyone to have time to openly determine what that new role and new leadership looks like.
"My aim is to ensure there is a seamless transition, with minimal interruption to the good work of the very many people ... who work so hard to deliver on the game's extensive agenda."
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