England's players' union chief to stand down by season's end

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(Reuters) - Gordon Taylor, chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) which represents players in England and Wales, will step down by the end of the season after nearly 40 years in charge, British media reported on Wednesday.

Taylor, who has headed the players' body since 1981, announced his decision in a letter to PFA members, the contents of which were first reported by the Daily Telegraph https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/11/25/exclusive-gordon-taylor-resign-pfa-end-season-39-years-charge.

Taylor has faced criticism over his salary level, and more than 200 former and current players signed a letter in November 2018 calling for him to stand down and urging the modernisation of the PFA.

 

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