CELEBRATE | Football Black List celebration at Village Underground, London. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Premier League)
The Football Black List, founded in 2008 by Leon Mann and Rodney Hinds, is positioned to help shine a light on the black professionals working in the industry to inspire the next generation of leaders in sport.
Support | The Football Black List celebration is supported by the Premier League
Citing a lack of representation of black executives and decision makers across the industry’s governance, the Black List celebrates the achievements of black role models setting the sector ablaze.
Some of the initiative’s distinguished peers include businesswoman Dame Heather Rabbatts CBE, former footballers Rachel Yankey OBE, Rio Ferdinand and Yaya Toure, English football coach Hope Powell CBE, and diversity champion Lord Herman Ouseley.
The Football Black List is backed by the Premier League, the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA), The Football Association (The FA), English Football League (EFL), FA PGMOL, League Managers’ Association (LMA), FARE network and Kick It Out.
Visit the Football Black List website and follow us on Twitter @FootieBlackList