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CODE CAN BREAK THE BARRIERS

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The LeaguePaper Team
14 November 2021

By John Lyons

EFL chief executive Trevor Birch believes there are ‘encouraging’ signs that jobs in the football industry are becoming more accessible to all.
The Football Leadership Diversity Code – launched last October by the FA in collaboration with other major stakeholders in the game – is a programme which aims to ensure that diversity on the pitch is better reflected off it.
A year on, a progress update covering the elite game has been published.
The report states: “Our goal was to improve our recruitment processes to ensure that we reach the wi...

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