LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester United will field a women's team for the first time since 2005 after being granted a licence to play in the second tier Championship as part of the Football Association's restructuring of the game announced on Monday. United have been criticised for not reviving their scrapped women's team from 2005 while the game has shown significant growth, particularly with rivals Manchester City becoming part of City Football Group in 2012 and winning several trophies. The FA's head of women's football, Sue Campbell, said tough decisions had to be made but the announcement was a milestone in the sport's history. "Such is the strength of women's football in this country, there have been some difficult decisions to make but they've been made with the sport's best interests at heart," Campbell said in a statement. The reigning Super League champions are Chelsea FC Women who also won the FA Women's Cup earlier this month.

Source: The Star May 28, 2018 11:03 UTC