The Football Association has launched a five-year plan aimed at making women’s football the second-most played sport in the country.
Currently 253,600 women footballers play every month and the FA hopes to build on this.
FA chairman David Bernstein said: “Women’s football is the area with the most potential for growth in the nation’s favourite game.”
It is behind men’s football, cricket and rugby in its player count.
The FA’s plan calls for:
The creation of an Elite Performance Unit and the appointment of a head of elite development to develop the best young players.
Delivering a new commercial strategy for women’s football to include more broadcast coverage to elevate the profile of the women’s game.
Expanding the FA Women’s Super League by introducing a second division in 2014 to enable promotion and relegation.
Currently 253,600 women play football each month and the FA hopes to build on this.
Bernstein added: “We are determined to lead development at every level and have created a robust plan for doing so using all our resources and knowledge.”
Source: BBC Sport
