AFC - Asia
The Football Association signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Asian Football Confederation in 2000 to assist in raising the standards of football and football administration in Asia. FA instructors have delivered courses in Strategic Planning for Coaches, Youth and Senior Level Coaching and Goalkeeping. The AFC, led by FIFA Executive Committee member, Mohamed Bin Hammam, has embraced The FA's learning philosophy which underpins all of The FA's education programmes. The FA currently delivered a range of workshops every January aimed at AFC Elite Instructors from across the continent. These address Generic Tutor Training, Refereeing (including Women's refereeing), Coach Education and Disability Football.
CAF - Africa
The FA has three partner countries in Africa under the auspices of the UEFA-CAF Meridian Project which partners European national associations with those in Africa. Since 1998, The FA has worked with its three partners, Botswana, Lesotho and Malawi, helping them to develop their football infrastructure through training and education programmes. Additionally, The FA signed an agreement with the South African FA to assist their referee development in the run up to the 2010 World Cup. The FA also has an international charity partner in the shape of Coaching for Hope which seeks to engage and educate young people through sports and the arts. The FA has supported their work in Burkina Faso, Mali and South Africa.
CONMEBOL - South America
The FA-CONMEBOL Co-operation Programme was launched in September 2003 when fomer FA Chairman Geoff Thompson led an FA delegation to Paraguay to deliver workshops on Coaching Strategies and Marketing & Administration. CONMEBOL President, Nicolas Leoz, a member of the FIFA Executive Committee, counter-signed the agreement as a positive endorsement of South America's desire to forge closer links with England. Since then, a range of seminars and workshops have been staged across the continent, covering subjects such as Stadium Safety & Security in Peru, Chile and Ecuador, Refereeing in Ecuador and Tournament Management in Peru.
CONCACAF - North America, Central America and the Caribbean
The FA's Co-operation Agreement with CONCACAF was signed with CONCACAF President and FIFA Vice President Jack Warner in April 2000, committing The FA to a programme of assistance in the region. Since then, CONCACAF member associations have benefited from an annual FA International Coaching Licence Course as well as training in Refereeing, Marketing, Administration, Media Relations and Women's Football Development.
OFC - Oceania
The FA signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the President of the Oceania Football Confederation, Reynald Temarii, also a member of the FIFA Executive Committee, in 2006. The aim is to assist Technical and Referee Development across the region. Specifically, it comprises a partnership agreement with two of the Member Associations, Fiji and the Solomon Islands, ranked 2nd and 3rd in Oceania respectively. The focus is on training coaching and refereeing instructors, reflecting the 'train the trainers' ethos of The FA's International Development Programme.
UEFA - Europe
Former FA Chairman Geoff Thompson was elected to the position of Vice President of UEFA in 2002 and was unanimously re-elected to the Executive Committee in 2004 by the greatest margin in any comparable election in The FA's history. In development terms, The FA actively participates in the UEFA-CAF Meridian Project which partners European national associations with countries in Africa. (See under CAF). The FA also supports the Israel FA in its efforts to eradiate racism from its football. Aligned to this, The FA is a supporter of the annual Football 4 Peace festival organised in northern Israel by the University of Brighton and the British Council.