Recognising that representation remains an issue in professional coaching, over the last five years, the Premier League has worked hard to put pathways in place to make the space more representative of the players who make up the modern game.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Launched in 2020, the Professional Player to Coach Scheme (PPCS) is a joint initiative by the Premier League, PFA, and EFL to increase the number of Black, Asian, and minority ethnic players moving into coaching roles. Introduced soon after in 2020/21, the Coach Inclusion and Diversity Scheme (CIDS) is a Premier League programme to boost the presence of male and female coaches from Black, Asian, and mixed heritage backgrounds in full-time roles across English professional football.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Former Brentford professional Toumani Diagouraga, with more than 600 appearances to his name, is part of the PPCS and currently coaching at Middlesbrough. Moaz Karim, Imran Hamid and Eva Egginton are currently on the CIDS programme and are due to complete thei...