FA ploughing £200m into football at grassroots level

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Director of football development Sir Trevor Brooking is one of the key figures behind the National Game Strategy, which will see the FA invest £44m per year into grassroots football - an annual increase of £10m.

Key to the initiative is the recruitment and retention of coaches and referees.

The FA aim for every youth team in England to have a qualified coach and want to foster a better relationship between players, spectators and officials.

An FA statement said: "We rely hugely on 400,000 volunteers to run the game at a local level and need to support them more. In addition, we will work to improve the behaviour of players and spectators; addressing the critically high numbers of referees dropping out every season because of abuse. We aim to provide a high-quality coaching environment for every player, whatever age or ability."

Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe said: "I am pleased the FA are committed to improving access at all levels of the game."