THE Black Footballers Partnership (BFP) found that non-black players were 50 per cent more likely to get into management than black players after commissioning an independent report.

The report looked at the off-the-pitch careers of around 3,500 former footballers who played in the Premier League or Championship between 1990 and 2010.

The report also found that despite black players making up 25 per cent of Uefa-issued coaching qualifications, in 2022 and 2023, they only accounted for 4 per cent of all managerial roles.