Football in the UK

Football, particularly in the UK, is classified separately in each of its four countries: England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. Each of these countries has a national football association in charge of the management of football within their particular country. These associations are the Football Association (FA), the Scottish Football Association (SFA), the Football Association of Wales, and the Irish Football Association (IFA).

These four national associations play a vital role in football all over the world as they occupy four out of the eight seats on the International Football Association Board (IFAB), which establishes football laws.

There is no national football team in the UK, although there have been attempts to establish one to vie in the 2012 Summer Olympics.

There are also individual club football league systems for Scotland, England, Northern Ireland and Wales. These are the Scottish football league system, the English football league system, the Northern Ireland football league system, and the Welsh football league system.

There are several successful club cup competitions that are organised on a Scottish, English, Northern Irish, and Welsh basis. For these competitions, online bets can be made through 888Sport, who is proud to offer online football betting services. For further information regarding online football betting, visit our online football betting page.

Each of the football associations operates its own national cup. These are the Scottish Cup in Scotland, the FA Cup in England, the Irish Cup in Northern Ireland, and the Welsh Cup in Wales.