皇冠体育app

皇冠体育app (FA) has today unveiled a five-year strategy to drive forward women鈥檚 football at every level in England.

皇冠体育app plan, entitled , also aims to harness the momentum around London 2012 and the England Women鈥檚 team鈥檚 unbeaten qualification for Euro 2013.

Culture Secretary , TV presenter Clare Balding and England Women鈥檚 National Coach Hope Powell were among those at the plan鈥檚 launch at Wembley Stadium today.

Key commitments include:

• creating an Elite Performance Unit and appointing a Head of Elite Development;
• delivering the first commercial strategy for women鈥檚 football to help the game have a clear identity and become financially more sustainable;
• expanding the from 2014;
• encouraging the growth of women鈥檚 football to become the second largest team sport in England after men鈥檚 football by 2018.

FA Chairman David Bernstein said; 鈥淲omen鈥檚 football is the area with the most potential for growth in the nation鈥檚 favourite game. We are determined to lead that development at every level and have created a robust plan for doing so using all our resources and knowledge.鈥�

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