Sexual consent training is compulsory for players and staff in the premier league.
Recent high-profile police action in England involved top-flight football players.
Understanding harassment and consent will be included in training sessions.
The announcement is an important first step in the right direction.
There is a pervasive and systemic issue of gender-based violence that needs to be addressed across the football industry as a whole.
The measures, first reported by the Telegraph, are part of a wider safeguarding education programme that was updated and developed after the Sheldon report.
There was a report about child sexual abuse in football. The Football Association did not do enough to keep children safe, according to the report.
In February, a group of women's groups sent an open letter to the FA and the league urging them to confront a culture of gender-based violence.
The End Violence Against Women Coalition, The Three Hijabis and Level Up met with the premier league. The groups said the FA didn't engage with them.
"We strongly condemn violence and prejudice of any kind, including sexism, and encourage anyone who has been the subject of, or witness to, this type of behavior to report it to the police and the relevant authorities so that it can be investigated."
There are issues of violence and misogyny. The FA will take the allegations very seriously if they happen in a football environment.
Once a criminal or statutory investigation is concluded, any such case would be looked into.
The coalition asked for mandatory training and for clubs to sign a charter to tackle unacceptable behavior.
Simon said, "What better legacy for the Lionesses' historic win than bringing us all together to transform football's culture?"
The co-director of gender justice campaigning group Level Up said that this is a defining moment for football. The influence that this sport has on our culture is starting to be acknowledged by the premier league.
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