Sterling’s call for change at top of football

CITY STAR MAKES VIDEO TO HIGHLIGHT THE LACK OF BLACK PEOPLE IN POSITIONS OF POWER

RAHEEM STERLING is leading a huge new anti-racism campaign calling for change at the top of football.

Sterling – together with the likes of Gary Lineker, Jordan Henderson and Jadon Sancho – have made a powerful video highlighting the lack of black people in positions of power in various sports bodies.

England star Sterling helps deliver a message saying they are “tired” of calling for change, and are urging the Government to get involved, as he stressed:

“I will never tire of being black.”

It is highlighted that out of all the UK’S major national sporting governing bodies – including the Football Association, Lawn Tennis Association and UK

Athletics – there are only three black board members from more than 120 positions.

Sterling has been one of the leading voices in the fight against racism and has chosen now to launch another major campaign across social media to coincide with the Premier League restarting.

They have got some of the biggest names in football to back the campaign, as a third of all Premier League players are black, but none of the FA’S 11 board members are. It is now a push for real change, which has received backing from across the sport, and is certain to highlight the issue on the back of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Former Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany, Kevin De Bruyne, Alex Oxladechamberlain, David Alaba, Gael Clichy and Lucy Bronze all appear in the one-minute video.

They have a combined social media following in excess of 60million across Twitter and Instagram, and it launched yesterday evening with a powerful public message.

They hope it will push the Government into action and will also seize on the momentum of Sterling’s strong words to the BBC’S Newsnight programme last week, and also Marcus Rashford pushing the Government into a U-turn on free school meals for kids.