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Updated: March 16, 2021, 6:27 pm
Maheta Molango is set to replace Gordon Taylor, pictured, as PFA chief executive (Steven Paston/PA)
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Maheta Molango is set to succeed Gordon Taylor as chief executive of the Professional Footballers’ Association.
Four independent non-executive directors have been leading the recruitment process to find the union’s first new chief executive in 40 years.
Taylor has held the post since 1981 and the PFA has confirmed an Independent Advisory Panel has recommended former Brighton striker Molango, 38, for the post.
Zesh Rehman created history after becoming the first British-Pakistani to play in the Premier League but wants to be remembered for inspiring others to do the same. The 37-year-old played 30 times for Fulham between 2004 and 2006 and remains the only player from that background to play at the highest level of English football. It is an achievement that no one will ever be able to take away from him, but he says it will mean nothing unless it helps others from similar backgrounds believe they could have a career in professional football. Rehman, who is closing in on 500 career games and is currently player-manager of Southern FC in Hong Kong, told the PA news agency: “That is something that I will always be proud of, but for me it would be even better if that achievement is used in some way to make a difference and inspire people to follow and hopefully increase numbers across the board.
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The son of Glentoran legend Billy Sinclair has backed calls for dementia in ex-players to be treated as an industrial injury.
Sinclair (74) was part of the famous side that faced Portuguese giants Benfica in the European Cup in 1967 and also played for Linfield and Chelsea before going into management. He was diagnosed with dementia in 2020.
Research commissioned by the Football Association and the Professional Footballers Association (PFA) recently found former footballers are three-and-a-half times more likely to die from degenerative brain diseases.
Scottish Labour councillor Martin McElroy made the call for the condition to be treated as an industrial injury, which would allow ex-players to receive welfare support.