‘We’re so much more than that’: Stormzy opens #MerkyFC HQ centre to tackle racial inequality in football jobs | Stormzy
Stormzy has received three Brit awards, headlined Glastonbury, persuaded Usain Bolt and José Mourinho to star in a music video, and bought AFC Croydon Athletic with the previous Crystal Palace participant Wilfried Zaha. His abilities on the pitch, nonetheless, are lower than a lot. “I’m shit at soccer. I used to be by no means going to be a footballer,” he mentioned. “However perhaps if I knew be a pundit [I’d have gone down that road]. Perhaps if I knew be an information analyst or all of the intricate jobs behind the scenes that folks may not learn about.” Britain’s greatest rapper’s new mission is to present folks this info: to shine a highlight on jobs in soccer off the pitch, and to deal with the racial inequality that plagues the business. To comply with his #Merky music label and ebook imprint, he based #Merky FC (the FC stands for soccer careers. Final week, he opened #MerkyFC HQ in Croydon, south London – a soccer pitch, recording studio and gaming centre constructed with assist from Adidas. Younger folks from throughout London will be capable to use it to participate in soccer and “discover inventive passions…