Union responds to criticism of high earnings amid furloughsHealth minister Matt Hancock urges players to take pay cutsCoronavirus – latest updates | See all our coronavirus coveragePremier League players may be willing to pay the wages of their non-playing colleagues, if their clubs can show a genuine need for them to do so because of the financial crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Professional Footballers’ Association has signalled.
The players’ union made that suggestion in an unusually detailed statement in response to widespread calls for
Premier League footballers to take pay cuts – including from the health secretary, Matt Hancock, at the government’s daily Covid-19 press conference, where he was standing in for the prime minister, Boris Johnson.