The Football Association has confirmed transgender women will no longer be allowed to play in women's football leagues from June 1. Under new FA guidelines, its previous policy has been thrown out and replaced with a complete ban on transgender women playing in women's teams. This follows reports last month the governing body said it would be implementing stricter eligibility requirements for transgender women to carry on in the women's division, according to The Mirror. READ MORE: What is the legal definition of a woman? UK Supreme Court issues landmark ruling The FA's announcement said: "As the governing body of the national sport, our role is to make football accessible to as many people as possible, operating within the law and international football policy defined by UEFA and FIFA. "Our current policy, which allows transgender women to participate in the women's game, was based on this principle and supported by expert legal advice. "This is a complex subject, and our position has always been that if there was a material change in law, science, or the operation of the policy in grassroots football then we would review it and change it if necessary." It continued: "The Supreme Court's ruling on April 16 means that we will be changing our policy. "Transgender women will no longer be able to play in women's football in England, and this policy will be implemented from 1 June 2025." The FA said it understood this may be "difficult" for those who want to "play the game they love in the gender by which they identify." It added it would be liaising with the "registered transgender women" currently playing to see how they can maintain to be involved in football. READ MORE: UK Supreme Court rules 'definition of woman' excludes transgender women with gender recognition certificate Its full statement said: "We understand that this will be difficult for people who simply want to play the game they love in the gender by which they identify, and we are contacting the registered transgender women currently playing to explain the changes and how they can continue to stay involved in the game." The FA's decision to ban transgender women from playing on women's teams follows the announcement its Scottish counterparts would only be allowing those who were born female to play women's football over 13. The Supreme Court's ruling stated the definition of sex and a woman in the Equality Act relates to a "biological woman and biological sex."