Liverpool Sued over Claim of Racial Discrimination

Farooq said: “As a South Asian, I’ve worked really hard to get my foot into the door, and nobody seems to be giving me any opportunities. I’m more than capable of doing the [Liverpool] job.

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I’m not going to drop this, because they’re claiming that they are all about diversity, they’re claiming that they want South Asians to come into the football industry, but then they do these bad recruitment practices and don’t give us these opportunities.

They’re talking about how they want to break down barriers, but this is not breaking down barriers.”

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Farooq said that despite his requests, the club has not provided him with its diversity data.The Football Association’s 2022–2023 Football Leadership Diversity Code report contains the only publicly accessible data.

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It establishes a goal of having 15% of newly hired individuals in senior leadership and team operations roles to be Black, Asian, or mixed-heritage. Liverpool’s new hire results were 0% and 9%, respectively, whereas the overall results for all 54 teams that signed up were 9.1% and 11.2%. Eighty-two per cent of the male and sixty-eight per cent of the female candidates on Liverpool’s interview shortlists were black, Asian, or mixed-heritage.

According to The Guardian, the club has refused to offer diversity data or to comment on Farooq’s case while the legal processes are ongoing.

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It is expected that during an employment tribunal hearing in March, it will attempt to have the case dismissed