Premier League footballers were unfairly asked by the British government to take a paycut during the coronavirus outbreak when hedge-fund managers and bankers were not subjected to similar demands, players' union chief Gordon Taylor has said.
Britain's Health Minister Matt Hancock sparked a debate last week when he said Premier League players must 'play their part' and take a pay cut while the league was suspended so that the clubs' non-playing staff are not furloughed.
Taylor, head of the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA), defended the players and accused the government of unfairly singling out footballers when other well-paid professions escaped their scrutiny.