QPR’s Manisha Tailor says amplifying the voices of British South Asian role models in football is key to addressing the community’s under-representation in the game. UEFA A Licence candidate Tailor is assistant head of coaching to Chris Ramsey at QPR and is the only South Asian woman in such a role in the English professional game. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerZidane Iqbal paid tribute to his friends, family and coaches on social media after becoming the first British South Asian footballer in Manchester United’s history. I’m unaware of that many South Asian players who are in the England talent pathway, both female and male. “If you do not see, you know, a lead face coach who’s from a South Asian background, you don’t see a full time under-18s coach from a South Asian background.

Source: Sky sports February 08, 2022 08:08 UTC