The form, which needs to be completed by all Trans men who want to play in the FA tournament in the 2025-26 season, has a part of the players’ declaration: “I am a biological woman whose male identity is male or non-binary who would like to compete in open-age matches and competitions preserved for men.”
The resolution also requires players to sign that they accept “there are psychological differences and performance between adult biological women and adult biological men.
“As a result, adult biological women have a higher risk of injury when playing against adult biological men than when playing against adult biological women; and my treatment will not completely reduce those differences and lead to serious safety risks.”
It also requires testosterone levels to be “in a common male range” of 7.7 to 29.4 blood nanomoles per liter.
The BBC has been told that where the language has changed in the updated FA Transgender policy, it was the result of a Supreme Court decision and was written in conjunction with their legal advice.
FA said in May that policy changes were ”is not an ideological decision. out“, But it was important following the decision.
The FA previously required Trans players to register to play football in their preferred gender society, but they used different forms and alternative languages.
In their former policy issued in April-before the Supreme Court’s decision-asked the players to “accept and accept the risk of injury related to female and male people”, and that they would be playing with those who are “likely to be strong, fast and heavy.”
One transgender football, who has played men’s football at the amateur level, condemned the language used by the FA in a new guide.
“I’m not a biological woman, I’m a man,” the player, who did not ask to be named, told BBC Sport.
“I doubt many men would agree to sign the document and the language in it, so it feels like a cunning ban.”
In his ‘policy on transgender and non -binary participation in football’ published last month, the FA confirmed transms to transms can only play football if the statement was signed by a qualified player and medical professional “following proper consultation and investigation”.
It confirmed “only biological women (ie those born with the ovaries) can play in open -age matches and competitions that are preserved for women”.
They also say “they will put the policy under the audit in accordance with any legal, scientific, or other” laws.
A FA spokesman told the BBC: “We published our updated transgender policy last month to help ensure that the FA and our FA County network will be able to work in this new legal system following a Supreme Court decision in April 2025.
“We remain committed to helping transgender players who meet the needs of our new policy so that they can continue playing football.”
Following the announcement of policy change, the FA contacted all the affected players and provided speech therapy through the Sporting Chance clinic.
They also said they were intended to start a sexual league with the 2026-27 season, and suggested those who could not play should continue to be involved in football as coaches and references.
The FA did not comment, when asked by the BBC, about how many male players have registered who would be affected by this change by registration, or how many expect to complete the form.
