Gordon Taylor to announce he will step down as chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) after 38 years in the role.
Gordon Taylor is set to announce he is standing down as chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association after 38 years in the role.
Taylor has headed up the players union since 1981 after taking over from former secretary Cliff Lloyd. Regarded as one of football's finest administrators during the 1980s and 1990s, much of the PFA's influence on the modern game can be traced back to Taylor. More recently, Taylor has pushed for football to adopt the 'Rooney rule' to increase the number of black, Asian and minority ethnic coaches in the game.While the annual PFA Awards evening in April has gone from a men-only sportsman's dinner to an inclusive and glitzy bash, it has not been without controversy.
In 2013, national newspapers reported Taylor had run up more than £100,000 in gambling debts, and in 2015 he was forced to issue a public apology after comparing the Ched Evans rape case with the Hillsborough tragedy. The latest PFA Charity accounts reveal staff costs of £4m, but elsewhere in the accounts it is stated that"no salaries or wages have been paid during the year".
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