The Football Association announced today that it will invest around £260 million in grassroots football over the next four years. Speaking at the announcement, the FA’s chief executive Martin Glenn said: “There are challenges facing grassroots football both in terms of facilities and coaching. Today we have set out how we will tackle the challenges head-on.

“We have identified four key areas in which we have committed to investing £260 million over the next four years – facilities, coaching, participation and developing the football workforce. Our goals are ambitious, but achievable.”

Read more at http://www.thefa.com/news/2015/aug/national-game-strategy-2015-2019-launch#CdrxjAWoQ1LXJQot.99

However,  the Guardian’s sports journalist, David Conn argued that very little of this was new money

The FA's announcement of £260m into grassroots football over the next 4 years: is in fact what they spend already, plus another £15m a yr.

— David Conn (@david_conn) August 12, 2015