England manager Gareth Southgate is backing his band of BAME stars to change the world.
Raheem Sterling, Marcus Rashford, Tyrone Mings and Jadon Sancho have all taken a stand against racism as the Black Lives Matter movement accelerates.
On BBC’s Newsnight, Manchester City’s Sterling spoke eloquently about the lack of BAME representation at management and FA boardroom level.
And Southgate, whose players came close to walking off after black players were subjected to racial taunts by fans in Bulgaria last year, believes his players possess the will and tenacity to make a lasting change.