The Football Association
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
Some Competitions the FA runs are:
The Football Association Media
Photo of an early handwritten draft of the 'Laws of the game' for association Football drafted for and behalf of The Football Association by Ebenezer Cobb Morley in 1863 on display at the National Football Museum, Manchester
The FA Cup trophy used from 1992 to 2013
The Prince of Wales is the current President of the FA
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Related pages
References
- ↑ 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".
