Washington Post · Mar 14, 2024
How English soccer sidelines Black coaches
England’s iconic soccer leagues are powered by Black talent. But when it comes to coaching, former players say they face the same discrimination they did on the pitch.
March 14, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. EDT
Sol Campbell, in 2019. (James Chance/Getty Images)LONDON — Last fall, Sol Campbell made a decision steeped in bittersweet catharsis: He would no longer apply for jobs as a manager in English professional soccer. It was sweet because it provided the Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal legend a measure of closure to a post-playing career filled with more frustration than joy. Bitter because admitting defeat is not in Campbell’s nature.