Arsenal insist they have made diversity in their women’s squad a ‘priority’ (Getty)Arsenal have acknowledged that their all-white women’s squad ‘does not reflect the diversity that exists across the club’. Arsenal insist they are making it a ‘priority’ to ‘drive greater diversity and inclusion’ at all levels of their club. A statement from Arsenal to The Athletic read: ‘We acknowledge our current women’s first-team squad does not reflect the diversity that exists across the club and the communities we represent. Speaking last year, England women’s head coach, Sarina Wiegman, insisted that more needs to be done to address the lack of diversity. ‘I would love to see more black players in the team,’ Wiegman said.

Source: Metro October 22, 2023 21:38 UTC