Paul Elliott resigns as PFA trustee after breaching Charity Commission rules

• Former Chelsea player is subject of an IVA
• Charity Commission opens regulatory compliance case

Paul Elliott, the former Chelsea defender and long term anti-discrimination campaigner, has resigned as a trustee of the Professional Footballers Association charity, due to a breach of Charity Commission rules.

Elliot is the subject of an individual voluntary arrangement (IVA) with his creditors, which disqualifies a person from being a trustee of a charity. It is not clear why he remained a trustee of the PFA charity after entering into an IVA.

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