Alex Horne believes the proposed UEFA Nations League is an "exciting" prospect for international football.
The FA general secretary, along with chairman Greg Dyke and vice-chairman David Gill, is in Kazakhstan for the 2014 UEFA Congress.
And they were among the represented nations in Astana who supported the new competition, which could replace international friendlies from 2018 and will also offer qualification spots for Euro 2020.
The FA's seats at UEFA Congress 2014
"The prospect of England playing three or four teams from the best 12 or 16 countries in Europe on a home and away basis should be very exciting," said Horne.
"It means we will go from a major tournament such as a World Cup straight into a set of three international double-headers between September and November that will really mean something.
"There will be the threat of relegation too so there will really be something at stake."
The formation of the Nations League, which will be played every two years, will divide the 54 UEFA member countries into four divisions.
Nations will face two or three other teams, home and away, in their respective division with the winner of each mini-league progressing to a knock-out stage and an eventual final, to be held in the June of odd years.
The winner of each division will win qualification for Euro 2020, but there will be some friendly dates kept to allow countries to play preparation games before major tournaments.
And England could be placed in a division of 12 to 16 teams along with the likes of Spain, Germany, Portugal, Italy and Holland.
