FA chief Bullingham insists transgender ban ‘not an ideological judgment’

found 2025 › May › 05 (Mon) @ 19:25 UTC

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‘Difficult decision’ on trans women based on legal advice
Goal Diggers FC march 12 miles to deliver protest letter

Mark Bullingham, the chief executive of the Football Association, has written to Londo…

India Willoughby and Stonewall FC lead critics denouncing 'unjustified and unfair' English FA ruling on trans players' ban from women's football

found 2025 › May › 02 (Fri) @ 10:49 UTC

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The FA said it had updated its policy in light of last month's Supreme Court ruling that the words 'woman' and 'sex' in the Equality Act refer to a biological woman and biological sex.

Transgender footballer who broke knee of female opponent and scored five goals in one match - as FA bans trans players from women's game

found 2025 › May › 02 (Fri) @ 10:49 UTC

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Trans woman Francesca Needham was said to have accidentally broken the knee of an opponent who blocked her shot during a match in October 2023.

FA to ban transgender women from playing women’s football in England

found 2025 › May › 01 (Thu) @ 09:55 UTC

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Decision by FA comes after supreme court ruling
Ruling comes into force from 1 June

The Football Association has announced that it will ban transgender women from playing in women’s football from 1 Jun…

English FA announces it will ban transgender players from women's football after Supreme Court ruling

found 2025 › May › 01 (Thu) @ 09:55 UTC

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The Football Association announced today that it had updated its policy on transgender women in light of last month's UK Supreme Court ruling regarding the Equality Act.

English FA 'carefully reviewing' transgender policy

found 2025 › Apr › 29 (Tue) @ 18:45 UTC

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The English Football Association is "carefully reviewing" the decision made just weeks ago to allow transgender women to continue playing in women's football.

Scottish FA bans trans women competing in women's football

found 2025 › Apr › 29 (Tue) @ 12:55 UTC

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From next season, only those born biologically female will be allowed to take part in competitive matches in Scotland.

Why were there thousands of empty seats at FA Cup semi?

found 2025 › Apr › 28 (Mon) @ 15:15 UTC

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Manchester City reached their third consecutive FA Cup final by beating Nottingham Forest on Sunday, but the semi-final was played with a backdrop of thousands of empty seats in the blue half of Wemb…

Premier League and FA Cup semis: 10 talking points from the weekend

found 2025 › Apr › 28 (Mon) @ 07:55 UTC

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Palace’s best-paid player shows his class, Ipswich meet their fate and Mateo Kovacic sounds a warning

In April 1964 a side from north London came to Anfield with Liverpool one good result from winnin…

Rangers’ Jo Potter: ‘Glasgow is such an amazing city, it’s immersed in football’ | Moving the Goalposts

found 2025 › Apr › 08 (Tue) @ 11:55 UTC

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Former England international on her own development, the need for Scotland to do well and winning silverware

“[Coaching] was always in my sights,” reflects the Rangers women’s head coach, Jo Potter. “…