Football Black List 2021: Man Utd forward Marcus Rashford and pundit Alex Scott named on list

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Rashford's work in the field to alleviate food poverty among children has been praised greatly

Marcus Rashford, a forward for England and Manchester United, has been included in a list of Britain’s most influential black footballers.

The Football Black List recognizes black people who work in different areas of the game.

Rashford, 23 years old, has received a lot of praise for his work in the off-field area of food poverty among children.

Alex Scott, a former full-back for England and Arsenal, has been named to the media list.

Scott, 37, replaced Dan Walker as show's host in May. She became the first permanent female host in 46 years of the program's history.

The Football Black List was first published in 2008. It highlights positive influencers within the black football industry.

A panel of experts, including representatives from the Premier League and League Managers' Association, EFL, Kick It Out, and League Managers’ Association, decides the names for each category.

Leon Mann, cofounder of the Football Black List said, "Black excellence is frequently talked about on the pitch. We want to help emphasize the contributions of black leaders outside the field."

"This list of game-changers is an example of the contributions that black communities make to football.

"Those named today are part of an elite group that have been on the list for the past decade, including Hope Powell, Rahem Sterling and Ian Wright.

Anita Asante, Cyrus Christie (Fulham), Ivan Toney and Nikita Paarris (Arsenal) are also on Rashford's players' list.

Tottenham boss Nuno Espirito Santato is joined by Sheffield Wednesday's Darren Moore on the coaching/management list.

Here's the complete list

Players

Anita Asante, Aston Villa Women

Cyrus Christie, Fulham

Ivan Toney, Brentford

Marcus Rashford, Manchester United, and England

Nikita Paarris, Arsenal Women, and England

Administration

Dayne Matthieu is the head of safeguarding and welfare at Tottenham Hotspur

Fleur Robinson, chief executive, Wrexham

Paul Monekosso Cleal is an equality advisor for the Premier League

Sarah Ebanja, chief executive, Tottenham Hotspur Foundation

Steve Smithies, Cheshire FA chief executive

Coaching and management:

Manager, Sheffield Wednesday

Justin Cochrane is the head of player development at Manchester United

Nuno Espirito Santo, manager, Tottenham Hotspur

Paul Hall, Under-23 head coach, QPR; assistant manager, Jamaica

William Boye, manager and chairman, Ashford Town Women's and Girls' FC

Commercial:

Claudia Wilmot, Operations Director, Leaders in Sport

Gus Hurdle is executive producer at EA Sports

Leaders in Sport, Javan Odegah: Strategic Account Executive

Remmie Williams, commercial manager at the FA

Simbi Sonuga, senior account manager, Octagon

Community and Grassroots

Andrew Laylor, school partnership officer - Manchester United Foundation

Aneequa Prescod-Wright, coach, Hackney Laces FC

Billy Grant, England fan/podcast/blogger at Beesotted

Jawahir Roble is a referee and football coach at Jason Roberts Foundation

Patsy Andrews is the FA's grassroots referee

LGBTQ+

Amy Allard-Dunbar is a youth panel education officer for Football v Homophobia

Media:

Ade Oladipo, presenter DAZN/talkSPORT/Sky Sports

Football Focus, Alex Scott

Andrew Spence, series producer, Unedited

Fadumo Ololow, social media editor, The Telegraph

Helen Campbell, multi-camera director, Premier League Productions

Practitioners:

Aji Ajibola, referee, FA Council

Daniel Mills, educator, Show Racism the Red Card

Drew Christie, chair, BCOMS

Jackie Ferdinand, West Ham United Director of Safeguarding & Inclusion

Stonewall FC's director of programmes Liz Ward