FA manages to divide the room with its plans to restructure women’s football | Suzanne Wrack


Many clubs and players are up in arms about the significant changes involved in the haphazard and hasty decisions to overhaul the WSL and WPL

The Football Association’s plans to restructure women’s football, announced last week, have divided opinion. What unites everyone is the intention behind the proposals.

There is much to be lauded about the seriousness with which the FA has turned to the women’s game. The governing body has been shrouded in controversy in recent months, with Eni Aluko’s complaint and Mark Sampson’s sacking raising huge questions about its competence and ability to govern.

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