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Tyrone Mings believes that the generational misunderstanding was not an excuse for the comments that led to the resignation of Greg Clarke as president of the Football Association, and that demonstrated how far there is still to be done to educate people on the proper terminology.
Clarke resigned after describing black, Asian and minority footballers as “of color,” among other inappropriate comments, in front of a parliamentary committee on Tuesday. His words were greeted with disappointment by Aston Villa central defender Mings, who recently participated in the creation of the FA’s new diversity code.
“I don’t think there is any excuse and I would not sit here and try to defend something for the fact that he came out and apologized,” he said when asked if a slip of the tongue attributable to the 63-year-old. old would offer any mitigation.
“I think he knows that he has done wrong, I think he knows that he did not comply with what he should know and I think that is what we are really asking for, that you understand the world in which we live and understand what you can and do not say. So I don’t think that is necessarily an excuse and I don’t think that he would necessarily sit here and excuse himself.
“I would not sit here to defend it, but at the same time there is an element of understanding … educating the generations to come is one thing, but also understanding that we live in one world and that the people who came before us live in another. . . “
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September 27, 2016
Sacks England manager Sam Allardyce after just one game in charge following comments made in an undercover newspaper.
October 16, 2017
She is under scrutiny for her role in the FA’s handling of Eni Aluko’s complaint of racism against the head of the women’s national team Mark Sampson. Clarke spoke about the “fluff of institutional racism” at a select committee hearing.
Sep 27, 2018
He supports the plan to sell Wembley Stadium to Fulham owner Shahid Khan for £ 400 million, but after the deal failed to convince the football public, Khan withdrew.
October 13, 2020
He claimed in a published letter to the FA council that he only “participated in the early stages” of the Big Picture Project, proposals to reshape the structure of English football. In fact, Clarke started the process, invited participants, participated in all the meetings and development of the plans, and resurrected them in September.
October 27, 2020
FA launches new diversity code aimed at substantially increasing the number of Black, Asian, and mixed heritage recruits for leadership and coaching positions.
November 10, 2020
Clarke resigns after making a series of discriminatory comments at the select committee hearing.
Mings said the phrase “may once have been acceptable,” but that Clarke’s use highlighted the task facing both soccer and society at large. “We all have a duty to take care of ourselves to understand what is happening in the world and to understand what terminology it can and cannot use,” he said. “And if you mess up on that or there is a slip, be man and brave enough to apologize for it. So it is not my place to condemn it, but we still have a long way to go and this will probably prove it. “
Mings, who hopes to win his fifth international game when England host the Republic of Ireland on Thursday, stressed that Clarke’s mistake should not detract from the progress the FA has made on issues related to equality and diversity.
“Of course it’s not great, but I think the two can be separated: the work that the FA is doing and the president’s knowledge of what should and should not be said in today’s society,” he said. “I have seen first hand how much work the FA is doing and I am not sitting here trying to defend them vehemently but, at the same time, I have been a part of it. I have been part of trying to drive change. I have been a part of speaking with different people within the organization and I firmly believe that we are trying to make good progress ”.
