Eniola Aluko will address MPs on the subject of ethnic minority representation in sports leadership roles next week. The Aston Villa Women sporting director and former England international has been called to an evidence session of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) committee on Tuesday. The lack of minority representation at the upper echelons of UK sport has been highlighted by the focus on the Black Lives Matter movement. Paul Elliott, the chair of the Football Association’s inclusion advisory board, has established a voluntary Equality In Football Leadership code to improve diversity among football clubs and governing bodies at all levels. It is also working to appoint an executive sponsor or ‘race champion’ to provide visible leadership on race and ethnicity.

Source: Express July 03, 2020 10:52 UTC