The English Football Association (FA) has said it will ban transgender players from women's football from next season, starting from June 1.

Transgender women will no longer be allowed to compete in women’s soccer in England after a policy change prompted by a UK Supreme Court ruling on the matter, the FA said on Thursday.

Transgender women will be banned from playing women’s football in England from next season, the Football Association has said. The FA said the move follows the UK Supreme Court’s ruling last month that a “woman” is defined by biological sex. The change applies to all levels of the game and will be implemented from 1 June.