The England national football team playing at Wembley.
Country
England
Governing body
The Football Association (FA)
National team(s)
England
First played
1863; 161 years ago (1863)
Registered players
800,000+[1]
Clubs
40,000+ clubs (organised into 600+ leagues)[1]
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.
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^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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