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Trans women banned from English women's football

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Birgit Maass in Farnborough, UK
June 29, 2025

Transgender women had been allowed to participate in women's official games for years, though they were required to limit their testosterone levels. But after a Supreme Court ruling on the definition of women, the English Football Association has moved to ban them — even at the grassroots level.

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