Football in England

Football in England
Football in England
	The England national football team playing at Wembley.
Country	England
Governing body	The Football Association (FA)
National team(s)	England
First played	1863
Registered players	800,000+
Clubs	40,000+ clubs (organised into 600+ leagues)
National competitions
	Men's Competition FIFA World Cup; UEFA Euro; UEFA Nations League; Finalissima; Women's Competition FIFA Women's World Cup; UEFA Women's Euro; Women's Finalissima;
Club competitions
	League: ; Men's Competition ; Premier League ; EFL Championship ; EFL League One ; EFL League Two ; National League ; National League North ; National League South ; Women's Competition ; FA Women's Super League ; FA Women's Championship ; FA Women's National League North ; FA Women's National League South; Cups: ; Men's Competition ; FA Cup ; EFL Cup ; FA Community Shield ; EFL Trophy ; FA Trophy ; FA Vase ; FA Inter-League Cup ; Women's Competition ; Women's FA Cup ; FA Women's League Cup ; Women's FA Community Shield;
International competitions
	Men's Competition FIFA Club World Cup; FIFA Intercontinental Cup; UEFA Champions League; UEFA Europa League; UEFA Europa Conference League; UEFA Super Cup; Women's Competition FIFA Women's Club World Cup; UEFA Women's Champions League;

Football is the most popular sport in England,^[2] where the first modern set of rules for the code were established in 1863, which were a major influence on the development of the modern Laws of the Game. With over 40,000 association football clubs, England has more clubs involved in the code than any other country. England hosts the world's first club, Sheffield F.C.; the world's oldest professional association football club, Notts County; the oldest national governing body, the Football Association; the joint-oldest national team; the oldest national knockout competition, the FA Cup; and the oldest national league, the English Football League. Today England's top domestic league, the Premier League, is one of the most popular and richest sports leagues in the world, with five of the ten richest football clubs in the world as of 2022.^[3]

The England national football team is one of only eight teams to win the FIFA World Cup, having done so once, in 1966. A total of six English club teams have won the UEFA Champions League, formerly known as the European Cup.

^ ^a ^b "Registering Club Players in Whole Game". The FA. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^ "What is the most popular sport in England?". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
^ Dalleres, Frank (23 January 2019). "Real Madrid topple Man Utd in Deloitte Football Money League". cityam.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.

[registeredFA-1] "Registering Club Players in Whole Game". The FA. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.

[2] "What is the most popular sport in England?". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2019.

[3] Dalleres, Frank (23 January 2019). "Real Madrid topple Man Utd in Deloitte Football Money League". cityam.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.

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