The chances of Oxfordshire's top five non-league clubs - Oxford City, Thame United, Banbury United, Didcot Town and AFC Wallingford meeting in a newly-formed Southern League next season have moved a step nearer.
An arbitration tribunal yesterday unanimously dismissed the Isthmian League's legal challenge against the FA's plans to reorganise the non-league game.
Nic Coward, the FA's director of corporate and legal affairs, said: "The FA is pleased that our decision and processes have been upheld.
"However, the most important point is that we, together with the Alliance partners, can now look forward to the future and get on with the vital reorganisation of football at this level."
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