England Learning Disabilities team

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The England Learning Disabilities (LD) team is one of eight disability squads supported by the Football Association.[1] To qualify for the team, players must have an intellectual disability with an IQ equal to or below 70-75, as determined by the World Health Organisation. The players must also have been in receipt of special education, employment and/or respite care between the ages of 0-18.[2]

The England LD team won the Learning Disabilities World Cup at the INAS FID World Football Championship in 2002, beating Holland 2-1 at the Yokohama Stadium, Japan, in August 2002.[3] They reached the final of the Learning Disabilities European Championships in August 2003, when they were beaten 2-1 by Holland in Portugal.[4] They were crowned world champions at the first Global Games in August 2004, beating Poland 4-1 in the final in Bollnäs, Sweden.[5] The World Cup holders however crashed out of the quarter finals of the INAS FID World Football Championship in 2006, losing 4-1 to Saudi Arabia in Recklinghausen, Germany.[6]

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  1. ^ "England Disability Teams", The FA. Retrieved on 2008-02-04. 
  2. ^ "England ready for title defence", BBC Sport. Retrieved on 2008-02-04.  (Final two paragraphs).
  3. ^ Davies, Jeff. "England LD's are top of the World", The FA, 2002-08-25. Retrieved on 2008-02-04. 
  4. ^ "Disappointment for England", BBC Sport, 2003-08-13. Retrieved on 2008-02-04. 
  5. ^ "England win Global Games title", BBC Sport, 2004-08-03. Retrieved on 2008-02-04. 
  6. ^ "World Cup defence ends", The FA, 2006-09-11. Retrieved on 2008-02-04. 

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