Football Association news

Following a successful pilot, The Gym Group is rolling out a programme, delivered by The Well HQ, educating its trainers on how best to support ... More

Alliance Leisure has been awarded funding of £13m to develop a new sports hub at Parsloes Park in Barking. The leisure development specialist was appointed ... More

The UK government has declared that boys and girls should have equal access to sports in schools, and is asking schools to dedicate at least ... More

The government’s energy relief for swimming pools, leisure centres and gyms is scheduled to end on 31 March leaving thousands set for closure or service ... More

The Museum of London in the UK capital is to hold two free weekend festivals and all-night openings ahead of the closure of its current ... More

The Football Foundation is to invest 40 per cent of its total funding over the next three years in multi-sport facility projects. Worth a projected ... More

A new campaign will look to help disabled footballers return to the sport and 'reclaim the moments they have missed', as COVID-19 restrictions are gradually ... More

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

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