The Premier League are to launch a 'powerful' directory of non-white and female elite coaches in a move that increases the pressure on clubs to comply with diversity targets.
Sportsmail can reveal top flight officials are leading what is being viewed as revolutionary plans to compile a comprehensive database of qualified coaches from underrepresented backgrounds in professional football with a view to the project going live next month.
The 'Coach Index' will be a one-stop online encyclopaedia of coaches from black, Asian and mixed heritage ethnicities, provided they are in are in possession of at least the UEFA B licence.