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☆ Patrick Vieira celebrates his African identity while criticizing football’s lack of diversity in management
  + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Alasdair Howorth Darren Lewis Zayn Nabbi | Alasdair Howorth | Darren Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +5 min
CNN —For many, the name Patrick Vieira brings to mind one of the most dominant midfielders in English Premier League history. To the younger generation, he is now one of the up-and-coming modern managers emerging in the Premier League. But Vieira wants to remind the world that he was born in Senegal and is proud to be African. “The diversity of our French and French national team was a success as well as winning the World Cup.”Patrick Vieira holds aloft the Premier League trophy after the Premier League match between Arsenal and Leicester City in 2004. The former Arsenal captain is currently the only manager from an ethnic minority in the Premier League and only the 10th Black manager since the competition’s inception in 1992.
☆ Racism in soccer world to be probed in ‘Patrick Vieira — Off the Bench’ documentary
  + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +2 min
Federation Studios, the outfit behind the international Emmy award-nominated documentary “Nadia,” is set to co-produce “Patrick Vieira — Off the Bench,” a social-impact documentary shedding light on racism in the world of soccer and beyond. Federation Studios, whose documentary unit is headed by veteran journalist Myriam Weil, is partnering up with SlugNews, an award-winning production outfit, to develop and produce “Patrick Vieira — Off the Bench.” The documentary feature will soon start shooting in the U.K. and France. A well-respected figure within the sports landscape who went from player to coach for one of the world’s most prestigious soccer teams, Vieira says he has witnessed and experienced structural racism. “In 2022, Black players continue to be insulted on the field and on social media,” says Vieira. Weil says Vieira has been wanting to make a social impact documentary for a long time to spark a discussion and hopefully change the status quo a world scale.
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