NBC10 Boston spoke with Rhode Island F.C. head coach Khano Smith, a former New England Revolution forward and the only Black head coach in the USL
As the United Soccer League expansion team Rhode Island F.C. plays its first-ever professional match on March 16, it will have a unicorn on the sidelines. Former New England Revolution forward Khano Smith is the club's head coach — and the league's only Black head coach among 24 teams.
More than a quarter of MLS players are Black, and the league recently beefed up a diversity hiring policy, but its outcomes at the head coach level are no better than the USL's, where there is no such policy. Since 2021, the MLS policy requires that"the finalist pool for an open sporting position includes two or more non-white candidates, one of whom must be Black or African American, as part of a renewed effort to prioritize opportunities for Black candidates.
Major League Soccer identifies"underrepresented groups" as"Black or African American, Hispanic/Latino, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders, Canadian Indigenous, Canadian First Nations, Women, and members of the LGBTQ+ community."
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