Code aims to increase ethnic and gender diversity in footballSouthampton support objectives but awaiting developmentsA plan to rebalance the ethnic makeup of English
Football leadership was given a warm welcome on Tuesday but with a reminder from leading black, Asian and mixed-ethnicity figures that constructive words must be followed by action.
Nineteen of the Premier League’s 20 teams agreed to become “founding signatories” of the Football Association’s Football Leadership Diversity Code, with Southampton the exception. England’s national setup and a further 22 clubs, including three from the Women’s Championship, also signed up.