Football Association news

The FA Cup final in May could be played in front of 20,000 football fans, as part of a programme of test events designed to ... More

As the government looks into ways to stem the rising tide of health problems caused by physical inactivity, a sports performance specialist has launched a ... More

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pledged his support for plans to build a £70m world class football facility in Northwich, Cheshire. Driven by Cheshire Football ... More

Football's European governing body UEFA has postponed its flagship national team competition, Euro 2020, by a year. The event was due to be played in ... More

A national five-a-side football festival aims to use this summer's UEFA Euro 2020 tournament as a catalyst to get people from all backgrounds more physically ... More

Children under the age of 12 should no longer head the ball during training sessions, according to The Football Association (FA). The recommendation was made ... More

UK Athletics has appointed Nic Coward as its interim chief executive. Coward is a former general secretary of the English Premier League and CEO of ... More

Wembley Stadium has been awarded the highest standard of sustainability by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). England’s national stadium – which is owned and operated ... More

One of England's oldest, existing professional football clubs is facing extinction and expulsion from the English Football League (EFL). The troubled Bury Football Club, which ... More

A number of sportspeople have been recognised for their work in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours list. David Gill, former Manchester United chief executive and ... More

The UK's largest sports organisations have reinvested £142m of their broadcasting income into developing grassroots under the new voluntary code on broadcasting. It is a ... More

Prime Minister Theresa May has made a surprise visit to Lancashire, to open a community leisure facility developed by a Premier League club. The £4.5m ... More

The Football Association (FA) invested a record £128m into English football during 2017-18. Reporting its results for the financial year ending 31 June 2018, the ... More

The Football Association (FA) has promoted Mark Bullingham, its chief commercial and football development officer, as its new chief executive. Bullingham, a surprise name for ... More

Shaun Harvey has revealed plans to step down from his position as CEO of the EFL (English Football League) at the end of the season. ... More

A number of leisure industry people have been recognised in this year's New Year Honours list. Sport Former England rugby captain and current chair of ... More

Building work is set to begin in January 2019 on three community football hubs in Sunderland. The £18.04m project is being funded by the Premier ... More

The Football Association (FA) chief executive Martin Glenn has resigned and will step down at the end of the 2018-19 season. The announcement will bring ... More

Sports minister Tracey Crouch has resigned over the government's delay in bringing down the maximum stakes for fixed-odds betting machines. In his budget earlier this ... More

US billionaire Shahid Khan has withdrawn his bid to buy Wembley, English football's national stadium. Khan, the owner of Fulham Football Club and the Jacksonville ... More

Three new floodlit 3G artificial grass pitches, along with male and female changing facilities, car parking and an 80-station gym, have been opened at Liverpool’s ... More

Germany has beaten Turkey to host the Euro 2024 football tournament, after a vote by UEFA's Executive Committee. The two countries made final bid presentations ... More

There has been an increase in the number of girls participating in football, thanks to a "positive shift in attitude among parents", according to new ... More

Warren Ormerod, who was responsible for creating the Pulse Soccer brand, has announced he will step down from his role as director of soccer and ... More

As football fever grips England – thanks to the national team's performances at this year's FIFA World Cup – there is growing evidence that The ... More