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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Dan Kilpatrick

Lack of opportunity for black bosses is showing few signs of improving

Patrick Vieira’s sacking by Crystal Palace last month leaves both the Premier League and Women's Super League without a single black manager, while Paul Ince's dismissal by Championship club Reading yesterday means there are just four across 92 clubs in the Football League.

In the top two divisions, only Burnley's Vincent Kompany, Cardiff boss Sabri Lamouchi and Liam Rosenior, of Hull, now hold managerial posts, despite black players making up 43 per cent of Premier League squads and 34 per cent in the Championship.

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