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Sol Campbell discusses management barriers in Tackling Racism series

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Sol Campbell opens up on his management career being hampered on 'Tackling Racism'

Sol Campbell is convinced there is widespread unconscious bias across sections of the football media.

Despite winning six major trophies and spending over a decade as an England international, Campbell took over at then-bottom of League Two Macclesfield to launch his managerial career.

The ex-Arsenal and Tottenham centre-back hinted he agrees with recent views expressed by Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling that black footballers are often portrayed in a different light compared to their white counterparts.

"It's how they [the media] report it," Campbell told Dion Dublin in the latest instalment of Sky Sports News' Tackling Racism series, which focuses on the media.

Sol Campbell directs his Macclesfield side against Newcastle's youngsters in the Checkatrade Trophy
Image: Campbell was appointed at Macclesfield in November 2018

"Sometimes it's like a, not a psychological thing, but maybe it's just something in their head that they're not deliberately doing it, but they are in a way.

"I think they just have to move on. Maybe they say 'oh Sol is inexperienced' but then I have had few friends who've come in and I don't hear 'inexperienced' when they do articles [about them].

"I see he's done this, he's won x, y, z, he's done this, he's been great, scored goals or he's saved goals or whatever but nowhere is there a line about inexperience."

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Hear more from Sol Campbell in Tackling Racism: The Media tonight.

Dion Dublin will be part of a panel of guests which includes John Amaechi, Vaishali Bhardwaj, Paul McCarthy and Neil Ashton. It's live from 7pm on Sky Sports Premier League and on Sky Sports News.

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