The Football Association
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The Football Association (the FA) is the organisation that controls English football.
Formed in 1863, it is the oldest football association in the world.[1] It is responsible for overseeing the amateur and professional game in England and the islands of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man.
The FA is a member of FIFA and UEFA and has a seat in the International Football Association Board (IFAB), which is responsible for the Laws of the Game. The FA is also a member of the British Olympic Association, which means that they also have control over the Great Britain Olympic football team.
The FA has only a little bit of control of the Premier League and the English Football League, although all professional teams in England are members of the FA.
Competitions
[change | change source]Some Competitions the FA runs are:
- FA Cup[2]
- FA Trophy[3]
- FA Vase[4]
- FA Women's Cup[5]
- FA Youth Cup[6]
- FA Community Shield[7]
- FA Futsal Cup[8]
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ Harvey, Adrian 2005. Football, the first hundred years: the untold story of the people's game. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-35018-1
- ↑ "The Emirates FA Cup".
- ↑ "The Isuzu FA Trophy fixtures, results and news".
- ↑ "The Isuzu FA Vase news, fixtures and results".
- ↑ "The Vitality Women's FA Cup".
- ↑ "The FA Youth Cup news, fixtures and results".
- ↑ "The FA Community Shield news, fixtures and results".
- ↑ "England Futsal team news, fuxtures and results".
Other websites
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