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They have not cared about protecting women or used a clear exception in the 2010 act which allowed them to keep women's football for females. They have been told for 15 years that they are guilty of sex discrimination so I don't think we can trust them now. Only fear of being sued moves them...

In addition there is the insurance angle. If you enter false information the insurance is invalidated. I have no doubt that this is why the FA and ECB acted so quickly. If they break the law and allow males in the female category they are open to being sued, particularly if a female player is...

I'm not complaining about having a form. I want a simple 'sex at birth' form, with the expectation that people tell the truth and can verify the truth, if required. I may be naive, but I expect people to obey laws or campaign to change them. I also expect punishment if I break laws. I have zero...

I think there is an implied assumption here that some people will knowingly break the law and falsify personal information. We used to call that 'cheating'.

I expect people to obey the law and tell the truth on official registration forms. If they do not there should be a system for expelling them. I'm sure if you entered a 14 yo child in the under 12s you risk being reported, questioned and the child will be told to leave and apply to the correct...

The logic of having categories suggests they include some and exclude others. How does it work with age categories? If we can do it for ages we can do it for sex - if we choose to. Alternatively we can make spurious arguments about it all being too difficult and open to challenges and waiting...

I don't think a supreme court judgement can be challenged. It would need a change in the law. Only parliament can do that. But we shall see.

No idea. Neither has the FA. That's the point. They don't know and they don't care. They are the regulating body and it's not up to me or you to suggest how they verify it. If they wanted to take it seriously they could + Have a registration process which says, SEX at BIRTH MALE FEMALE + Make...

That's it. Nobody asks for ID or checks. You literally self-ID.

If you are still following this story it looks like the FA are being disingenuous, unsurprisingly. This figure of fewer than 30 males in FA registered female matches will not stand up to scrutiny. I play for an FA registered walking football club. If you join one you will be asked, "What gender...

This is a poor excuse. I suspect the FA will use it anyway. The FA has ignored legal arguments which have told them they have been failing to use the existing law to protect the women's game for at least a decade. They didn't listen. Draw your own conclusions.

I don't think apologies are performative. I suspect the FA has received legal advice that lawsuits could be on the way, which is why they have swiftly reversed a policy issued only a few weeks ago. For my part I would be considering taking legal advice on grounds for compensation, if I had been...

The scale of coverage is about righting a wrong, which should always be big and welcome news. Of course, an interesting question is why it took so long and why we are seeing no apologies to women and girls who have been discriminated against all this time. Perhaps a few lawsuits will focus minds.

I have personally received a broken wrist from a ball hit very hard by a male player when I played mixed walking football for seniors. I have personally witnessed at least four broken bones sustained by women caused by male players. Now, clearly, these women should consider no longer playing...

I disagree. Each one affects dozens of opponents and team mates. Many hundreds of women have been affected, some injured, some displaced and many self-excluding.

FA bars transgender women from women's football - FA says transgender women cannot compete in women's football from 1 June

Scottish FA will protect the women's game, at last. FA of England must follow suit asap

https://archive.is/2025.04.29-110936/https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/25123408.scottish-fa-ban-transgender-players-girls-womens-football/

Nice but 3-0 was enough for us as the only way we can finish level with them is if we draw and they lose ... Which would take their GD level with ours but we have scored more goals.

That red card on DaSilva is an outrage.