Transgender women will be barred from playing in women’s soccer in England from June 1, the English Football Association (FA) announced on Thursday
“We understand that this will be difficult for people who simply want to play the game they love in the gender by which they identify, and we are contacting the registered transgender women currently playing to explain the changes and how they can continue to stay involved in the game,” the organizing body for soccer in Britain said in a statement.
The FA clarified to CNN Sports that this ban will impact all levels of women’s soccer, from the professional game to the grassroots level.
CNN understands that there are around 20 transgender women who could be affected by this ruling, all playing in the amateur levels of the game.
The decision comes after the UK’s Supreme Court ruled last month that the legal definition of “woman” excludes trans women in a case that is expected to impact accommodations for trans women in bathrooms, hospital wards, sports clubs and more.
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