Wayne Rooney has criticised both the Government and the Premier League for placing the nation’s top footballers in a “no-win situation” over the issue of pay cuts, branding their interventions “a disgrace”. Yet suddenly the whole profession has been put on the spot with a demand for 30 per cent pay cuts across the board. Matt Hancock instructed Premier League players to ‘take a pay cut and play their part’ (Pippa Fowles/Crown Copyright/10 Downing Street)“How the past few days have played out is a disgrace. First the Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, said that Premier League players should take a pay cut. “Taking a 30 per cent salary deduction will cost the Exchequer substantial sums.

Source: Express April 05, 2020 07:30 UTC