What is The Football Association?
[[File:Arms of The Football Association.svg|thumb|[[Coat of arms]] of The Football Association]] {{Use British English|date=March 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}} '''The''' '''Football Association''' (the '''FA''') is the [[organisation]] that controls English [[association football|football]]. Formed in 1863, it is the oldest football association in the world.<ref>Harvey, Adrian 2005. ''Football, the first hundred years: the untold story of the people's game''. London: Routledge. {{ISBN|978-0-415-35018-1}}</ref> It is responsible for overseeing the amateur and professional game in England and the islands of [[Jersey]], [[Guernsey]] and the [[Isle of Man]]. The FA is a member of [[FIFA]] and [[UEFA]] and has a seat in the [[International Football Association Board]] (IFAB), which is responsible for the [[Laws of the Game]]. The FA is also a member of the [[British Olympic Association]], which means that they also have control over the [[Great Britain Olympic football team]]. The FA has only a little bit of control of the [[Premier League]] and the [[English Football League]], although all [[professional]] teams in England are members of the FA. == Competitions == Some Competitions the FA runs are: * [[FA Cup]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thefa.com/competitions/thefacup | title=The Emirates FA Cup }}</ref> * [[FA Trophy]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thefa.com/competitions/fa-trophy | title=The Isuzu FA Trophy fixtures, results and news }}</ref> * [[FA Vase]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thefa.com/competitions/fa-vase | title=The Isuzu FA Vase news, fixtures and results }}</ref> * [[FA Women's Cup]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thefa.com/competitions/womens/the-womens-fa-cup | title=The Vitality Women's FA Cup }}</ref> * [[FA Youth Cup]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thefa.com/competitions/youth-football/fa-youth-cup | title=The FA Youth Cup news, fixtures and results }}</ref> * [[FA Community Shield]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thefa.com/competitions/the-fa-community-shield | title