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The Welsh Sports Association (Gwasanaeth Chwaraeon Cymru) (WSA) (established 1972) is an independent, umbrella body, supporting and representing the national and international interests of all the national governing bodies (NGBs) of sport and physical recreation in Wales. It has a membership of over 60 NGBs.
The Football Association of Wales (FAW; Welsh: Cymdeithas Bêl-droed Cymru) is the governing body of association football and futsal in Wales, and controls the Wales national football team, its corresponding women's team, as well as the Wales national futsal team. It is a member of FIFA, UEFA and the IFAB. [1]
Pages in category "Football governing bodies in Wales" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Football governing bodies in Wales (4 P) W. ... Pages in category "Sports governing bodies in Wales" The following 54 pages are in this category, out of 54 total.
Football has always had a close rivalry with the country's de facto national sport rugby union, and it is much discussed as to which is Wales' more popular game. The Football Association of Wales (FAW), was established in 1876 to oversee the Wales national team and govern the sport in Wales, later creating and running the Welsh football league ...
It is closely related to the game of rounders, and emerged as a distinct sport when governing bodies in Wales and England agreed to change the name of the game from "rounders" when the rules were codified in 1892. [21] [22] The sport was at its peak in Wales in the 1930s and 1950s, and is most popular in the cities of Cardiff and Newport. [21]
The FAW Trust (Welsh: Ymddiriedolaeth Bêl-droed Cymru) (formerly known as the Welsh Football Trust) (founded 1996) is recognised as a governing body of sport in Wales by Sport Wales. It was established by the Football Association of Wales (FAW) to encourage more children in Wales to play football, to develop player and coaching talent and to ...
In the United Kingdom there are some sports governing bodies that cover all of the United Kingdom, some which cover one of the four constituent Countries of the United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales), and some which cover something in between (usually Great Britain or England and Wales).