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Chair of FA's inclusion board: Football needs to "address the systemic inequalities that prevent under-represented and minority communities gaining senior management opportunities"

Paul Elliott

PA Images | "Critically, we need to address the systemic inequalities that prevent under-represented and minority communities gaining senior management opportunities across society and in football. We must ensure that our boardrooms and leadership positions reflect the society that we live in and the people who play the game," said Paul Elliott.

Combating discrimination will make football more effective as a business, according to Paul Elliott CBE.

The FA has created a voluntary code for equality in football leadership, a commitment to diversity and inclusion in boardrooms, senior administration, and coaching.

19 June 2020 - 8:51 AM

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