Ricky Hill packed his bags and prepared to uproot his life again. Next stop: Chicago. The former England international soccer player is accustomed to making sacrifices and traveling far to build his coaching career, an effort he says has been stymied because he is Black.
More than $6.3 billion was generated by the region’s sports industry in 2018, according to a study released today by the Los Angeles Sports Council.
“Los Angeles has long been looked to as a leader in the sporting industry,” said David Siegel, president and CEO of the LASC and Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games. “Having current, accurate data that quantifies the contribution sports make to our local economy is extremely valuable in our partners, teams and the city itself.”
Just months after an anti-racism taskforce was disbanded by order of the soccer federation FIFA.