Transgender women are to be banned outright from women’s and girls’ cricket in England and Wales. The England and Wales Cricket Board has updated its previous restrictions following a U.K.

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.

Women's football, both recently and historically, has made tolerance, community and acceptance a vital part of its identity