Players Want Former England Striker Les Ferdinand to Be Given Senior Role at the FA
A number of Premier League players want Les Ferdinand to be given a senior role at the FA.
The former England and Newcastle striker is currently head of operations at QPR, but he would be backed by many top stars if he wished to seek a job with England's football governing body.
Amid the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests, Manchester City star Raheem Sterling has called for greater BAME representation within football and Ferdinand is seen as an outstanding candidate for a role within the FA.
The Mirror report that his appointment would be supported by players, as he commands significant respect within the game and is regarded as a skilled administrator with a strong understanding of football at all levels.
He is also thought be to be connected enough to the modern game to understand players' concerns, while many players have been impressed by his hard-hitting interviews on racism over the past few years.
?️ "First and foremost, I don't really think about my job when things like this happen. I think about what is right."
— 90min (@90min_Football) June 9, 2020
Raheem Sterling has spoken out on the Black Lives Matter protests.
It is not the first time that Ferdinand has been linked with a job at the FA. He was interviewed for the role of Technical Director by the FA back in 2018, a job which eventually went to former Charlton manager Les Reed.
Ferdinand began his playing career non-league side Hayes in 1986, earning his first professional contract at QPR a year later. The powerful forward is a legend at Loftus Road, netting 80 league goals for the Hoops during an eight-year spell.
Newcastle paid £6m for his services in 1995, and he starred for a Magpies side who came close to winning the Premier League title during his maiden season. He moved on to Tottenham in 1997, where he won the League Cup in 1999 before enjoying less successful spells at West Ham, Leicester City, Bolton, Reading and Watford.