Football must seize this chance to look beyond the stale, male and pale | Leon Mann


The FA, Premier League and PFA all have senior appointments pending and this time should take diversity seriously

Greg Clarke is gone but football’s deep-rooted issues remain. The leadership of football – across all the authorities – is not fit for purpose.

Following the former Football Association chairman’s confused performance at the select committee this week – that offended women, the black, Asian and LGBT+ communities – the focus has rightly returned to the significant challenge of how we identify credible and relevant leaders to drive the sport forward.

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