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Founded 1863
FIFA affiliation 1905
UEFA affiliation 1954
President
Geoff Thompson
Coach
Sven-Göran Eriksson ( 2001-)

The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England. The FA was established in 1863 and is the oldest football association in the world. It was instrumental in formulating the rules of the modern game and has a special place in the history of the Sport. It is a member of UEFA and FIFA, and holds a permanent seat on the International Football Association Board (IFAB).

Prior to the first meeting of the Football Association in the Freemason's Tavern in Great Queen Street, London on October 26, 1863, there were no universally accepted rules for the playing of the game of football. The first revision of the rules for the modern game was drawn up over a series of six meetings held in the social room of the public house from October till December. At the final meeting, the first FA treasurer who was the representative from Blackheath, withdrew his club from the FA over the removal of two draft rules at the previous meeting, the first which allowed for the running with the ball in hand and the second, obstructing such a run by hacking (kicking an opponent in the shins), tripping and holding. Other English rugby clubs follow this lead and did not join the FA but instead in 1871 formed the Rugby Football UnionThe Rugby Football Union (RFU) is the rugby union governing body in England. It was formed in 1871 to draw up rules for the game first played at Rugby School in 1823. Similar unions were organised during the next few years in Ireland, Wales, Scotland, New.


All of England's professional football clubs must be members of the Football Association. The FA is responsible for the appointment of the management of the English national football team and is the governing body of the FA Premier LeagueThe FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclaycard English Premier League for sponsorship reasons) comprises the top 20 football clubs in the league system of English football. It was created in 1992 when the teams of the old First Division of Th (England's second tier league, The Football LeagueThe Football League is an organisation representing 72 professional football clubs in England and Wales, and runs the oldest professional football league competition in the world. It also organises two knockout cup competitions. The Football League was fo (consisting of The ChampionshipThe Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English foot, League OneFootball League One (often referred to as League One for short or Coca-Cola Football League 1 for sponsorship reasons) is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system. Structur and League TwoFootball League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Coca-Cola Football League 2 for sponsorship reasons) is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system. Structur), is self-governing).

The FA also runs several competitions:

The FA plays a major role in the development of English football at the grass roots level, through its continuing support of the amateur game, and organizes the National League System.



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