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.
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13 Facts About The FA
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An inaugural game using the new FA rules was initially scheduled for Battersea Park on 2 January 1864, but enthusiastic members of the FA could not wait for the new year: the first game under F A rules was played at Mortlake on 19 December 1863 between Morley's Barnes team and their neighbours Richmond, ending in a goalless draw.
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The FA masterminded the creation of the Football Association Cup—the longest-running association football competition in the world—in 1871.
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The FA subsequently announced they would seek a new chairman, with hopes there would be an announcement as to the successor by March 2021.
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Former sport minister Gerry Sutcliffe talked of previous concern about how the FA dealt with governance of the sport and with youth development.
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On 6 December 2016, the FA announced that, due to "the increased scope of the review since it was announced" and Gallafent's other professional commitments, the review would be conducted by Clive Sheldon QC.
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The FA issued a "heartfelt apology" to survivors and said it would be implementing all of Sheldon's recommendations.
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Football associations within the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man are affiliated to the FA despite having a separate identity from that of the United Kingdom and by extension England.
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Joseph Nunez, the Gibraltar FA President claimed they were "unilaterally thrown out" of the FA following an intervention from Geoff Thompson.
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In July 2015 the FA announced plans to carry out a significant organisational restructure, in order to deliver considerable cost savings to invest in elite England teams, facilities and grassroots coaching.
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In three years up to 2014, the FA received £350,000 in fines from players over comments made on Twitter, the most recent fine being a £25,000 to Rio Ferdinand.
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The day-to-day head of the FA was known as the Secretary until 1989, when the job title was changed to Chief Executive.
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