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Bumbling PFA chief Gordon Taylor has found himself under intense scrutiny once again after he compared the plight of convicted rapist Ched Evans with that of the Hillsborough families.

Taylor, 70, has been Chief Executive of the Professional Footballers' Association since 1981 but found his role under the microscope in 2013 after

having previously called for a "zero tolerance" approach to gambling among footballers.

And his latest comments may yet land him in more hot water after he insensitively compared Evans' referral with the Criminal Cases Review Commission to the battle for justice over the Hillsborough tragedy.

"He wouldn’t be the first person or persons to be found guilty and maintain their innocence and then been proven right," Taylor told BBC Radio 5 Live.

"If we’re talking about things in football we know what happened, what was alleged to have happened at Hillsborough and it’s now unravelling and we’re finding it was very different to how it was portrayed at the time, indeed by the police at the time."

"I've spoken to Ched and we're aware of how he feels.... Obviously it's not a good time for him.

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