Diversity is a choice – so what does best look like in women’s football? | Eni Aluko

There is a lack of diversity in UK women’s football – a change in approach to player recruitment is required

What do Alex Scott, Anita Asante, Rachel Yankey, Lianne Sanderson, Mary Phillip, Jess Carter, Lauren James and I have in common? You may quickly reach the answer that we are all women of colour. That’s correct, but more importantly the common thread is our individual and team achievements playing for the best women’s football teams, namely Arsenal and Chelsea, with multiple domestic and international trophies and 428 (and counting) collective England appearances between us.

Put simply, we have unquestionably been among the best in class and judging by the performances of James and Carter in recent years, diverse women of colour in football will continue to be among the best. There are certainly no doubts about whether we were or are good enough.

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