BREAKING: Premiership footballers should 'play their part' and take pay cut, Hancock say
It comes after several clubs refused to cut the multi-million pound salaries of their players during the crisis , while opting to utilise the government’s generous job retention scheme for non-playing staff.
At a Downing Street press briefing, Hancock was asked if footballers should give up some of their wages to prevent clubs seeking to use tax payer money for those being furloughed.He said: ‘I think that everybody needs to play their part in this national effort and that means Premier League footballers too.
Earlier today, the Commons Culture committee blasted clubs for living in a ‘moral vacuum’ by taking advantage of thePlacing non-playing staff on leave means 80% of their wages will be paid using public money, when footballers will continue to receive weekly six figure salaries.Visit our live blog for the latest updates:
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