John Barnes says being black has damaged his career as a manager

• ‘Very few black managers can lose their job and get another’

• 51-year-old’s last managerial job was at Tranmere in 2009

• Les Ferdinand says racism holds back BME coaches

John Barnes claims he is struggling to get a job in management because he is black. The former Liverpool star’s last managerial job was at Tranmere Rovers in 2009. He lasted four months before being sacked. The 51-year-old has previously been in charge of Celtic and the Jamaica national team.

Barnes insisted that, had he been white, he would have got another job. “A white manager loses his job and gets another job, he loses his job, he gets another job. Very few black managers can lose their job and get another job,” he said on John Barnes: Sports Life Stories, to be broadcast on ITV4 on Tuesday.

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