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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
