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Siobhan Chamberlain has praised The FA for the work it has done in women’s football over the last two decades.

English football’s governing body will be 150 years old in 2013 and it will be 20 years since the women’s game came under its control.

Three Lions goalkeeper Chamberlain has seen at first-hand the changes to the game during this time.

In 1993 there were just 80 women’s teams in the country but now there are almost 7,000 – making women’s football the fourth most popular team sport in England, behind men’s football, cricket and rugby.

Chamberlain said: “The game has grown so much since I’ve been involved.

“I’ve been involved for a long period of time and you can see the differences from young girls being involved from a younger age at organised level, as opposed to having to play with the boys.

“It’s more structured and there are more girls playing, which is great.”

She added: “The FA has been around for so long and it doesn’t just involve the 24 England teams.

“It’s all about participation at grassroots level and the hundreds of thousands of adults that take part in the game and the 400,000 volunteers.

“It’s such a massive organisation and it just gives the opportunity for so many people to take part in a sport.”