Transgender women to be barred from playing women’s football by FA and SFA

The FA says transgender women will not be able to play in women’s football with effect from June 1 (Mike Egerton/PA)

Transgender women will no longer be able to play in women’s football from June 1, 2025, the Football Association has announced.

The FA said it had updated its policy in light of last month’s UK Supreme Court ruling regarding the Equality Act.