FA target major tournament by 2024
TERRIERS boss Carlos Corberan believes the season’s halfway point is the ideal opportunity to look back on how his players have done so far and look at how to get even more out of them - with the
THE FA is targeting a major tournament success for its senior men’s or women’s team by 2024 as part of a new strategy document.
England reached the semi-finals of the most recent men’s and women’s World Cups in 2018 and 2019 respectively, but the FA has now set the ambition of going all the way to spark “transformational” change to participation levels.
It also intends to ensure girls are afforded the same opportunities to play football as boys at school and at clubs, build and deliver 5,000 quality pitches and establish a digital platform to assist grassroots volunteer with administration.
“International tournament success will be transformational for English football and inspirational for millions of boys and girls,” the FA document said. “Just look at the numbers - 35 million people watched England Men play Croatia in 2018 and 12 million saw England Women take on USA in 2019.
“To achieve our ambition by 2024, we’ll strive to deliver the best possible international team operations, coaching and development environment at St George’s Park; continue to work with our partners in the game to enhance a talent pathway that gives players the best development opportunities; and foster an inclusive and empowering culture among winning England teams.”
The FA expects losses of £300m as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic, but hopes to mitigate that by maximising “the appeal and revenue” of its competitions such as the men’s and women’s FA Cups.