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Hull girls' football centre cut by FA | Hull girls' football centre cut by FA |
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The Football Association has announced the closure of its girls' centre of excellence based in Hull. | The Football Association has announced the closure of its girls' centre of excellence based in Hull. |
The FA said the centre would lose its funding as part of a national restructuring of the women's game. | |
The centre, based at the KC Stadium, provides football training and support for girls up to the age of 16. | The centre, based at the KC Stadium, provides football training and support for girls up to the age of 16. |
The announcement has caused anger among parents and players, who now face journeys to the surviving facilities in either Leeds or York. | |
Dawn O'Neill, the parent representative at the centre, said her daughter Millie "burst into tears last night and said, 'I'll never play for England, because I'll never be spotted'. | |
"She is not the only child who feels like that." | "She is not the only child who feels like that." |
The FA expressed sympathy for the players and staff affected but said the decision had been made "following a robust 18-month consultation across all levels of the game". | |
It said the aim was to "enable England's elite women to compete on the world stage". | It said the aim was to "enable England's elite women to compete on the world stage". |
Nationally the FA is reducing the number of centres of excellence from 50 to 30. | |
The centre run by Hull College has been in operation since 2004, and provides training for 58 youngsters. | The centre run by Hull College has been in operation since 2004, and provides training for 58 youngsters. |
In a statement, the college said it was exploring other sources of income to try and keep the centre operating without FA funding. |
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