PFA’s lack of support for retired players behind call for independent review

• Union chairman Ben Purkiss in conflict with Gordon Taylor
• ‘The PFA needs to evolve otherwise you get left behind’

Discontent among players over the support offered by the Professional Footballers’ Association when they finish their careers is a key reason why the union’s chairman, Ben Purkiss, wants an independent review, the Guardian understands.

Purkiss’s call for a review has left Gordon Taylor facing potentially the most serious challenge in his 37 years as the PFA’s chief executive. The issue has caused a schism between the pair and Taylor is understood to be resistant to such a proposal.

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