Campaign group Kick It Out has welcomed the Football Association’s new diversity code and said it will be closely monitoring its affect on the football industry. The FA’s Football Leadership Diversity Code aims to ensure more candidates from ethnic minorities can land top jobs in football. “We welcome the Football Leadership Diversity Code, published today by The FA. Read the full response here 👉🏼 https://t.co/lqXwZJz9eE pic.twitter.com/IWQstcPqyn — Kick It Out (@kickitout) October 27, 2020Kick It Out chair Sanjay Bhandari said: “We welcome the Football Leadership Diversity Code, published today by The FA. A Premier League statement read: “The Premier League supports the introduction of the Football Leadership Diversity Code and is embedding the principles within its ongoing work, including the Premier League Equality Standard programme for clubs.

Source: Express October 27, 2020 14:28 UTC