Thursday 22 March 2018 10:52, UK
Labour MP David Lammy says he is disappointed that England are not planning to take a BAME coach to the World Cup.
Manager Gareth Southgate's staff for the tournament in Russia this summer will not include any coaches of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic background - despite a January pledge to make the FA more inclusive and diverse.
Tottenham MP Lammy said: "If we are serious about equality and if kicking racism out of football means anything other than warm words, we need to see more than this from the FA.
"It is deeply disappointing that yet again the FA and England manager are in a position where they could lead by example but instead they have chosen to kick this issue into the long grass."
PFA trustee and former Spurs forward Garth Crooks also thinks the FA is making a mistake.
He told the Mirror: "This is a monumental error of judgement from the England manager.
"He has no idea what he could be subjecting his black players to.
"If Gareth Southgate does not take a Chris Powell (Southend manager) or a Chris Ramsey (QPR technical director) to Russia and our black players are subjected to racial abuse then it is a dereliction of his duty. They need support."
