The Football Association
governing body of association football in England
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Summary
The Football Association is an association football federation[1]. It ranks in the top 0.4% of association football federation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,064 views/month, #1 of 249).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: International Football Association Board[3], FIFA[4], Union of European Football Associations[5]
- Country: United Kingdom[6]
- Headquarters location: Wembley Stadium[7]
- Chief executive officer: Mark Bullingham[8]
- Head coach: Gareth Southgate[9], Sarina Wiegman[10]
- Child organization or unit: Wembley National Stadium Ltd[11]
- Commons category: The Football Association[12]
- Chairperson: William, Prince of Wales[13]
- Inception: October 26, 1863[14]
- Sport: association football[15]
- Location of formation: Freemasons Arms[16]
- Parent organization or unit: Union of European Football Associations[17]
- Official website: https://thefa.com/[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:The Football Association[19]
- Applies to jurisdiction: England[20], Guernsey[21], Jersey[22], Isle of Man[23]
- Motto text: Play the Game[24]
- Native label: The Football Association[25]
- Owner of: Great Britain women's Olympic association football team[26], England national under-18 association football team[27], England national under-20 association football team[28], England national association football B team[29], England national amateur association football team[30], England national under-19 association football team[31], England national under-17 association football team[32], England national beach football team[33], England women's national under-17 association football team[34], England national under-16 association football team[35], England national association football C team[36], England women's national under-19 association football team[37], England women's national under-23 association football team[38], England women's national under-20 football team[39]
- Different from: WSL Football[40]
- Total revenue: 165,243 pounds sterling[41], 135,493 pounds sterling[42], 134,301 pounds sterling[43], 109,622 pounds sterling[44], 139,117 pounds sterling[45], 155,328 pounds sterling[46]
- Exact match: https://findthatcharity.uk/orgid/XI-ROR-02nrv4053[47]
- FIFA country code: ENG[48]
Why It Matters
The Football Association has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]