Ched Evans: PFA head Gordon Taylor 'sorry' for Hillsborough comparison
The head of the Professional Footballers' Association Gordon Taylor has apologised after he appeared to compare the Ched Evans controversy with the Hillsborough disaster.
Taylor: I didn't mean to embarrass or upset anybody
Professional Footballers' Association chief executive Gordon Taylor has said he didn't mean to upset or embarrass anybody for appearing to compare Ched Evans' attempt to clear his name with the Hillsborough disaster.
Taylor made the comments in a radio interview after it emerged that Evans' proposed move to Oldham had collapsed amid threats to club staff and their families.
Taylor sought to clarify his comments on Friday morning, telling Sky Sports News: "The point I was making was not to embarrass or upset anybody at all among the Liverpool supporters. I'm very much an admirer of them and they know that.
"That was never my intention but it was the fact that how things at one time can be perceived one way but come out very differently with the passage of time.
"If people feel that way (offended) about what I said, I can only apologise."
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