Assistant referee welcomes work done to diversify the game and explains what clubs can do to further assist Muslims
“Seeing a Muslim on the television, or at a live game, will hopefully strive to highlight to other young children, both Muslim and non-Muslim, to feel as though there are no barriers to them being involved in the professional game,” says the assistant referee Abbas Khan when asked about being a role model for the next generation of match officials who are Muslim. “A large part of my religion is to serve my community and becoming a match official is an incredible opportunity to do that.”
Khan, an assistant referee from Leicestershire, has been officiating games in League One and League Two for six seasons and is determined to demonstrate that the sky is the limit for other officials from ethnic minority backgrounds.