A new enlarged senior management team has been unveiled by the Football Association (FA) to encourage increased involvement in making decisions to help develop the English game.

The national governing body's 20-strong senior management team, which is led by chief executive Ian Watmore, aims to extend the range of perspecitves when it comes to implement its 10 policy priorities for 2010. Continued support for the 2018 World Cup bid, the construction of a National Football Centre and the creation of a Women's Super League are among the main priorities for the FA over the coming year.

Watmore said: "The extended team will reflect the wider priorities of the FA and bring new perspectives to our decision-making. The primary purpose of the team is to give greater input to FA decisions from the front-line of what we do and to help implement the current top priorities of the board." Among the members of the newly-enlarged management team is England Women head coach Hope Powell, director of football development Sir Trevor Brooking and chief operating officer Alex Horne.