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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Patrick Butler Social policy editor

Former footballer given regulatory ban over financial mismanagement at PFA

A football on a pedestal
The inquiry report said Wilson (pictured) had a ‘greater culpability’ than other trustees because of his professional qualifications. Photograph: PFA

Former footballer and professional players union executive Darren Wilson has been given a regulatory ban after a watchdog inquiry uncovered serious financial mismanagement at a charity for ex-players.

The Charity Commission said conflicts of interest, poor financial controls and inadequate management oversight at the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) charity had “let down the players they were supposed to be helping”.

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