Black Goalkeepers and Europe’s Uneven Playing Field – The New York Times
He sees a parallel with Black representation in other areas of the sport, too. Hislop cites Les Ferdinand, the director of football at Queens Park Rangers, currently in Englands second-tier Championship. As soon as he was appointed, Hislop said, Ferdinand knew there was more than just his reputation riding on his performance.
If 80 percent of the white male directors of football in the league are abject failures, that will not stop anyone appointing the next white guy, Hislop said. But Les had to…
