Panjab Warriors completed a takeover of Morecambe, making them the first Sikh investors to own a professional football club in England. Ashvir Singh Johal, aged 30, was appointed manager, becoming the first Sikh boss at a professional British club. The ownership group intends to foreground Punjabi heritage, culture and Sikh faith, and to apply values such as discipline, trustfulness and compassion to club management. Club leaders express a desire to open doors to everyone and to challenge perceptions that football ownership is unethical. The group expects to draw support from the global Sikh diaspora, noting Sikh underrepresentation in British football.
"Punjab, the land of five rivers, is our native land," said Gurpreet Singh, the group's head of communications. "For us, our heritage, our culture and our faith are our core principles. They make us who we are. "And it is these principles discipline, trustfulness, compassion - that we want to bring to Morecambe."
"There is no better marriage than Punjab and football. "The doors are open for everybody. The idea is that we want to change the narrative that football ownership is an unethical process."
"People back home in Punjab will be very proud of the fact that Sikhs are running a club here," said Jagbir Jhutti-Johal, professor of Sikh studies at the University of Birmingham. "I think Sikhs in America, Canada,
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