Greg Clarke resigns as Football Association chairman after remark about black players.

ISLAMABAD -- Football Association chairman Greg Clarke has resigned over the "unacceptable" language he used when referring to black players. Clarke said he was "deeply saddened" for the offence he had caused by using the term "coloured footballers". The comments came as he was talking about the racist abuse of players by trolls on social media to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) select committee via video link. Clarke said his words were a "disservice to our game". He

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