The function of Black people from all areas of the soccer trade, together with many from the Premier League and its golf equipment, have been celebrated within the newest Soccer Black Record.
In its thirteenth version, the 2022 Soccer Black Record recognises the big selection of influential Black women and men throughout many classes: media, group & grassroots, teaching & administration, administration, gamers (off-the-pitch), practitioners and industrial.
Saka, Rashford & Sterling named
Among the many present gamers on the listing are Premier League stars Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford and Raheem Sterling. Crystal Palace supervisor Patrick Vieira and West Ham United’s assistant first-team coach Paul Nevin, are additionally on the listing. Liverpool’s Academy coach Aubrey Rogers options within the Teaching and Administration part of the listing.
West Ham have one other consultant in Partnerships supervisor, Akinola Fashola, as do Palace, the place Cordell Lake-Benjamin, from the membership’s charitable arm, the Palace for Life Basis, is on the listing as a part of the Ugo Ehiogu’s Ones To Watch class, for folks aged below 30.
Within the class of Practitioners is the Premier League’s Head of Race Equality and Inclusion, Iffy Onuora. In Administration, Deji Davies, a non-executive director at Brentford, who’s the one Black board member at a Premier League membership, can also be recognised.
Celebration occasion returns
“I’m significantly proud to see the listing now function Board members, and managers on the prime of the sport however clearly we nonetheless have an extended approach to go to see higher illustration in soccer,” stated Leon Mann, who based the listing in 2008 with fellow sports activities journalist Rodney Hinds. “Nonetheless, we’re highlighting these main the best way. We’re happy with these people and the affect they’re making.”
The Soccer Black Record will host its first in-person occasion since 2019 in London in March, and it is going to be once more proudly supported by the Premier League.
Gamers
Andre Grey, Aris and Jamaica
Bukayo Saka, Arsenal FC and England
Charlotte Lynch, Leyton Orient Girls
Marcus Rashford, Manchester United and England
Raheem Sterling, Chelsea FC and England
Bukayo and Lianne have been included on this yr’s Soccer Black Record ❤️
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) February 2, 2023
Administration
Deji Davies, The FA
Jobi McAnuff, The FA
Les Ferdinand, QPR
Maheta Molango, PFA
Sarah Gregorius, FIFPRO
Non-executive director Deji Davies has been named on the @footieblacklist – an initiative shining a lightweight on probably the most influential Black folks in British soccer 🙌#FBL2022
— Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) February 2, 2023
Teaching and Administration
Aubrey Rogers, Liverpool FC
Danetta Powell, Birmingham Metropolis FC
Patrick Vieira, Crystal Palace FC
Paul Nevin, West Ham United and England
Vincent Kompany, Burnley FC
Industrial
Akinola Fashola, West Ham United FC
Akua Agyemfra, Merky and The Balley Consultancy
Freda Ayisi, Content material Creator
Liseli Sitali, Sky Sports activities
Sofia Thomas, Juno Sports activities Tax
Neighborhood and Grassroots
Andrew Lovelace, Watford Women FC
Habib Olorukoba-Oseni, Cray Wanderers and Welling United Deaf FC
Kerry Phillips, Saving Souls FC
Simon Hyacinth, FURD
Trisha Lewis, Romance FC
LGBTQ+
Dr. Michael Seeraj, Charlton Athletic Neighborhood Belief
Lianne Sanderson, talkSPORT
Media
Carl Anka, The Athletic
Fatou Jeng, BT Sport
Jemma Archer, Whisper Productions
Pippa Monique, The Soccer Mum Podcast
Nelson Kumah, BBC Sport
Practitioners
Ciaran Baxendale, Soccer Past Borders
Iffy Onoura, Premier League
Lauren Impey, PGMOL
Michael Hamilton, AFC Wimbledon
Dr Paul Campbell, College of Leicester
Ugo Ehiogu’s Ones To Watch
Cordell Lake-Benjamin, Palace for Life Basis
Debra Nelson, Soccer Past Borders
J’nae Ward, Refresh Sport Consultancy and Productions
Siham Abdullahi, Buzz 16
Tyra Mills, Kinetic Basis