UK: Football Assocation requires trans men to say they are ‘biologically female’

• 8 July 2025

The Football Association’s updated requirements for transgender men who want to play in male sport requires players to agree they are a “biological female” and “have a greater risk of injury when playing against adult biological males”.

The FA changed its rules on trans people’s participation in English football earlier this year following the UK Supreme Court’s ruling on 16 April that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex.

While transgender women have been banned from female football in FA-affiliated competitions since 1 June, trans men are still allowed to play in men’s matches.

However they must fill out a statement, available from the FA since June following the policy coming into place, declaring they are transgender and more liable to be injured than other players.

More: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cvg89449lv7o