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The WFA continued to be in charge until 1992, when the FA took over the running of women’s football. However, little is known about the period, from the early 1970s to the early 1990s, when ...
How FA chiefs refuse to recognise Lionesses’ 1971 World Cup campaign – and why they punished stars when they returned. ... Paula says: “The WFA restricted Harry on which players he could take.
Millions of people will be tuning in to see England take on Spain in the Women's World Cup final. The tournament in Australia and New Zealand has so far seen more than 1.7 million tickets sold and ...
In February 1972, the FA chose to recognise the WFA as "the sole governing body of women's football in this country at the present time". It didn't give us much but it was a step forward. For the next ...
It was also the same year FIFA introduced the women's World Cup competition. In 1993, the WFA voted to pass over its activities to the FA, so that greater financial resources could continue to ...
Although the Women's FA Cup has only been run by the FA since 1993/94, the competition's origins date back to 1970/71. The premier knockout tournament in the women's game was called the Mitre Trophy ...