Sol Campbell claims he is no longer looking for work and has given up his career in football management.
Between 2018 and 2020, the former defender for Arsenal and Tottenham tried to make a name for himself as a manager by spending time with crisis clubs Macclesfield and Southend.
Since then, he has been unable to gain employment, and he has previously expressed his dissatisfaction with the lack of opportunities.
Furthermore, the 49-year-old disclosed that he is no longer seeking managerial positions, saying: "For me, it is about getting opportunities to fail."
"Some of my peers have had jobs and it's not worked out and then they have had opportunities again straight away, they've always had a lifeline," Sol Campbell added.
Sol Campbell also went on to clarify: "That is a nice position to be in. I am not in that position, I would love to be, but those situations are not coming to me."
"I would love to be involved in football and have chances, but that is not happening."
"You have to look at football in a different way and that is what I am going to start doing and hopefully it will work out and I will be able to help players, just in a different way."
"I love coaching, so I am going to go back into football in a meaningful way. I have had to go away, studied at Harvard. I want to be in football in a meaningful way. It won't be on the sideline."
Sol Campbell further explained saying: "I am not applying any more for jobs. I'm happy to be in a different space now and one I want to be in."
Vincent Kompany of Burnley is the only Black manager in the Premier League, and according to Sol Campbell, the owners of the nation's top teams ought to be doing more to diversity their backroom personnel.
"Football needs that diversity in terms of management, but for me it seems to have gone backwards in some cases."
"We need to understand not everyone is going to make it to be an amazing manager, but you have to get the opportunity or a chance to prove yourself right or even show you can do the job."
Sulzeer Jeremiah Campbell is an English professional football manager and former player who was born on 18 September, 1974 and was most recently the manager of National League club Southend United.
He was a center-back for the England national team for 11 years and played in the Premier League for 20 years.
Campbell, whose parents are Jamaican and he was born in East London, joined Tottenham Hotspur in December 1992.
He played for Spurs for nine years, making 255 games, scoring 10 goals, and leading the team to victory over Leicester City in the 1999 Football League Cup Final.
He left Tottenham for Arsenal, their North London rivals, in 2001 on a free transfer, and since then, he hasn't been well-liked by Spurs fans.
During his five years and 195 games with Arsenal, he won two Premier League winners medals and two FA Cup winners medals. He was a member of the club that went on to become known as The Invincibles for their undefeated Premier League campaign in 2003–04, as well as the league and FA Cup double in 2001–02.
In the 2006 UEFA Champions League Final, Arsenal lost to Barcelona 2-1, however he scored the sole goal for the team.
Between 2018 and 2020, the former defender for Arsenal and Tottenham tried to make a name for himself as a manager by spending time with crisis clubs Macclesfield and Southend.
Since then, he has been unable to gain employment, and he has previously expressed his dissatisfaction with the lack of opportunities.
Furthermore, the 49-year-old disclosed that he is no longer seeking managerial positions, saying: "For me, it is about getting opportunities to fail."
"Some of my peers have had jobs and it's not worked out and then they have had opportunities again straight away, they've always had a lifeline," Sol Campbell added.
Sol Campbell also went on to clarify: "That is a nice position to be in. I am not in that position, I would love to be, but those situations are not coming to me."
"I would love to be involved in football and have chances, but that is not happening."
"You have to look at football in a different way and that is what I am going to start doing and hopefully it will work out and I will be able to help players, just in a different way."
"I love coaching, so I am going to go back into football in a meaningful way. I have had to go away, studied at Harvard. I want to be in football in a meaningful way. It won't be on the sideline."
Sol Campbell further explained saying: "I am not applying any more for jobs. I'm happy to be in a different space now and one I want to be in."
Vincent Kompany of Burnley is the only Black manager in the Premier League, and according to Sol Campbell, the owners of the nation's top teams ought to be doing more to diversity their backroom personnel.
"Football needs that diversity in terms of management, but for me it seems to have gone backwards in some cases."
"We need to understand not everyone is going to make it to be an amazing manager, but you have to get the opportunity or a chance to prove yourself right or even show you can do the job."
Sol Campbell
Sulzeer Jeremiah Campbell is an English professional football manager and former player who was born on 18 September, 1974 and was most recently the manager of National League club Southend United.
He was a center-back for the England national team for 11 years and played in the Premier League for 20 years.
Campbell, whose parents are Jamaican and he was born in East London, joined Tottenham Hotspur in December 1992.
He played for Spurs for nine years, making 255 games, scoring 10 goals, and leading the team to victory over Leicester City in the 1999 Football League Cup Final.
He left Tottenham for Arsenal, their North London rivals, in 2001 on a free transfer, and since then, he hasn't been well-liked by Spurs fans.
During his five years and 195 games with Arsenal, he won two Premier League winners medals and two FA Cup winners medals. He was a member of the club that went on to become known as The Invincibles for their undefeated Premier League campaign in 2003–04, as well as the league and FA Cup double in 2001–02.
In the 2006 UEFA Champions League Final, Arsenal lost to Barcelona 2-1, however he scored the sole goal for the team.