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Liverpool Football Club has been accused of racial discrimination by a man who claims he was turned down for a job because of “unconscious bias” but the claim has been refuted by the club. Asad Farooq sued Liverpool FC after he was not selected for the post of First team operations officer, claiming his application had been rejected because of racial discrimination. But the club has denied any prejudice and said Mr Farooq lacked “high pressure” operational experience required for the job.
Mr Farooq had approached the club’s human resources department after his job application was rejected, stating that he “proved that discrimination exists at the club”. In an email, he accused Liverpool FC’s director of resourcing Jenny Ryan of “white privilege and ignorance”.
The club declined to share detailed statistics about the diversity of its workforce, causing Mr Farooq to lose his temper. The job eventually went to Zac Foley who had been academy football operations manager and pre-academy manager at Blackburn Rovers.
Mr Farooq’s experience managing a catering contract at the 2022 Qatar World Cup and previous roles as a team liaison officer for the Football Association were claimed by his representative to have been ignored due to racial stereotyping.
Nevertheless, under cross-examination, it was revealed that three non-white people, including two of mixed Asian and white heritage, had also been interviewed for the position. After hearing all comments from representatives of both sides and from Mr Farooq, the judge will make his decision on Wednesday
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