Meet the incredible people of African and Caribbean heritage on the Football Black List 2024. The initiative honours influential Black figures making a positive impact in the game and society.
Paul Elliott CBE
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2024
Paul Elliott has been on the FA Board, chair of the Inclusion Advisory Board that's responsible for EDI across the organisation, and on UEFA’s social responsibility and anti-discrimination committees. He is also the co-founder of the anti-discrimination campaign - Kick It Out and created the Football Leadership Diversity Code which addresses the under-representation in coaching and across senior leadership and management. Elliott has received an MBE for his work with young players and his involvement with anti-racism initiatives in football and has also received a CBE for services to equality and diversity in football. Paul Elliot is now back at Charlton as vice-chair, where he started his career as a footballer and is piloting a project with the EFL over the next 12 months aimed at finding out the reasons football crowds do not reflect more accurately their communities and what can be done to change that.