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Simmonds Speaks: Where are all the black managers?
The current situation in English football is unacceptable, says KADEEM SIMMONDS

NINETY-TWO teams make up the top four divisions of the English footballing pyramid

Around 25 per cent of their players are black. But 0 per cent of them have a black manager. This needs to change.

I’m not saying that clubs should fire their manager and hire the first black coach that walks past the training ground.

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