Like the NFL, which features several owners who also own soccer teams, MLS is facing race discrimination claims over the hiring of coaches.
But the league acknowledged last year it needed to improve with Black candidates. It hired its first-ever chief diversity officer last year and last December approved a policy requiring that clubs consider at least two non-white candidates as finalists for open sporting positions, including at least one Black candidate."We are committed to maintaining a discrimination-free workplace, and fair and inclusive practices for all candidates for employment," the MLS statement said.
"It is extremely disappointing to witness owners from the NFL who have also acquired MLS franchises being reluctant to conduct their hiring practices in a fair and inclusive manner," Hill said in a statement to USA TODAY Sports."There are no excuses for any franchise that operates solely on the premise of familiarity, culture, and a known preferred network of contacts or agents to fill vacancies, whilst in general omitting racially diverse personnel from any real consideration.
"To date, there has never been any contact or acknowledgement of Hill’s interest in employment with Charlotte," the lawsuit states. "Both of these white hires, chosen over Hill, had far less experience and success as professional soccer coaches and/or technical directors than Hill," Hill’s lawsuit states.Hill’s lawsuit cites a similar pattern with other pro clubs. Shebar, Hill’s attorney, noted that the previous diversity hiring policy of the MLS did not have a significant impact on the"problem of underrepresentation of Blacks in leadership roles.
Asked if he thought a lawsuit would help make progress or not, Jones said,"I don’t know if 'help' is the correct word. I think it might force something." A spokesman for the team told USA TODAY Sports one of the three finalists for the position filled by Rooney was a Black coach – filling the requirement of the league’s updated diversity hiring policy.Wayne Rooney, 36, is not to be confused with the Rooney Rule in the NFL, named after Dan Rooney, the late owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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