 Carlisle is an ambassador for the Kick It Out scheme , which campaigns for inclusion and equality in football . He is also currently on the Management Committee of the Professional Footballers ' Association ( PFA ) , and it was announced on 17 November 2010 that Carlisle would succeed Chris Powell as the chairman of the PFA . As part of his work with the PFA , he collects the views of his fellow professionals and reports back to the committee . He also visits local schools to give talks to the students . Carlisle was among those who criticised FIFA president Sepp Blatter following his comments in November 2011 that racism was no longer a problem in football . In February 2012 , he was part of a PFA delegation that met with British Prime Minister David Cameron to discuss the issues of racism and homophobia in the sport . 
