![]() ![]() The English Football League, made up of the three fully professional divisions below the Premier League, is self-governing, subject to the FA's sanctions.įor centuries before the first meeting of the Football Association in the Freemasons' Tavern on Great Queen Street, London on 26 October 1863, there were no universally accepted rules for playing football. Although it does not run the day-to-day operations of the Premier League, it has veto power over the appointment of the league chairman and chief executive and over any changes to league rules. Īll of England's professional football teams are members of the Football Association. The FA is a member of the British Olympic Association, meaning that the FA has control over the men's and women's Great Britain Olympic football team. The FA is based at Wembley Stadium, London. As the first football association, it does not use the national name "English" in its title. The FA is a member of both UEFA and FIFA and holds a permanent seat on the International Football Association Board (IFAB) which is responsible for the Laws of the Game. ![]() It is also responsible for appointing the management of the men's, women's, and youth national football teams. It runs numerous competitions, the most famous of which is the FA Cup. The FA facilitates all competitive football matches within its remit at national level, and indirectly at local level through the county football associations. Formed in 1863, it is the oldest football association in the world and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the amateur and professional game in its territory. The Football Association (known by its abbreviation The FA) is the governing body of association football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. ![]()
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