Gordon Taylor calls for FIFA president to resign

Professional Footballers' Association chief Gordon Taylor says Sepp Blatter should resign as FIFA president over his comments on racism.



Blatter claimed that football does not have on-field problems with racism.



However, Taylor says the comment is the straw that broke the camel’s back and its time to move over for UEFA chief Michel Platini.



Taylor was reacting to comments made by Blatter in two separate television interviews when he was asked whether he thought racism on the pitch was a problem in the modern-day game.



Blatter's comments are the latest controversy to hit FIFA, which has been led by the 75-year-old Swiss since 1998.



Former FIFA presidential candidate Mohamed Bin Hammam was banned from football for life earlier this year after being found guilty of attempted bribery.



Vice-president Jack Warner, who was suspended pending an investigation into bribery allegations, resigned.



Blatter has previously caused outrage when he suggested England had over-reacted in stripping John Terry of the national team’s captaincy and compared Cristiano Ronaldo’s move from Manchester United to Real Madrid as slavery.



Blatter also said the women’s game would be improved by tighter shorts.