The explosion in interest in British South Asians in football was caused by comments made by a former FA chair, according to the man.
"If you go to the IT department at the FA, there's a lot more Asians than there are Afro-Caribbeans," said Clarke, who resigned as FA chair. There are different career interests for them. He stepped down from his roles with the two organizations after apologizing and accepting his comments were unacceptable.
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South Asian-led supporters' groups affiliated to the Fans for Diversity campaign expressed their dismay at the comments for reinforcing lazy stereotypes, and in an emotional interview with Sky Sports News, Dhanda - whose father Jas hails from the northern India state of Punjab - said the comments pointed to how they were
Sky Sports has created a first of its kind British South Asians in Football index page, which has educated and brought untold stories to the mainstream media, changing the landscape for the community by identifying a new generation of role models
"I'm very proud of my contribution to the game," said Dhanda. I wanted people to speak up about it.
For me seeing so many more players coming through the youth ranks, it makes me happy.
"For the likes of me, Mal, and Danny, to keep showing that no matter where you come from is amazing."
Sky Sports is doing a great job and hopefully it can continue into the future. Hopefully, we will see more young Asian players making money out of football.
The British South Asians are the largest ethnic minority group in the country and yet they have been under-represented in the professional game for decades.
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"I think there is too much talking, and I've said it publicly, there is a lot of talking." Last year, the PFA's Riz Rahman took aim at the lack of activity across the game by saying "I think there is too much talking, and I've We want to do something.
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The chair of Kick It Out stated that the South Asian voice is important in the game.
The importance of widening the net when it comes to talent identification was emphasized by the England manager during South Asian Heritage Month last year.
Football is being played in a number of communities.
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We need to be creative in getting into the places where some of these kids might be playing, and encouraging them into broader leagues where they can be assessed more easily against other players.
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Baroness Sue Campbell, director of women's football at the FA, told Sky Sports News that change for diverse communities at the elite end of the women's game could take a long time.
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The FA's head of Women's technical, Kay Cossington, said that their main aim was to give more access for more players.
The Women's Super League has a small percentage of players from a diverse ethnic background. None of the players in the England squad that won the Women's Euros started a game.
Sky Sports took steps to address the lack of diversity in the women's game in 2020 as part of its commitment to tackle systemic racism and make a difference in communities across the UK.
Sky Sports has worked with dozens of current and former players from different ethnic groups to try and inspire the next generation of female football players.
Sky Sports' unprecedented commitment to British South Asians in Football has resulted in role models being identified and highlighted, with talent signposted directly to the FA and clubs as part of Sky Sports' unprecedented commitment to British South Asians in Football.
A number of elite and potential female players and their families have been supported with off-field opportunities.
Sky Sports and the country's largest sports race equality charity, Sporting Equals, collaborated earlier this year to create the 'Seeing Is Believing' event for Gymkhana.
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