The chances of Adam Johnson playing football again are "particularly remote, Professional Footballers' Association chairman Gordon Taylor says.

Speaking to the BBC after the former winger was jailed, Mr Taylor added: "We have many issues. People perceive footballers as being, to put it mildly, overpaid and sometimes arrogant.

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"Sometimes they don’t do themselves any favours with that perception. But I can assure you there are so many areas where football and footballers are used as a force for good.

"We have a social responsibility programme, we have thousands of letters from parents who are pleased, involving in areas against drugs, against obesity, about inclusion, about equality issues.

"That’s a side of the game that doesn’t get illuminated. Thankfully I do know my members and this is an example of something going badly wrong, but I’ve got many examples where everything went right and people are so pleased that footballers have given that and are appreciative of where they are, where they’ve come from and the difference they can make for the good.”