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FA's only female board member resigns from FIFA task force

Football Association board member Heather Rabbatts has withdrawn from Fifa's task force against racism and discrimination with immediate effect, reports BBC Sport. Rabbatts, the FA's only female board member, said it had "not been an easy decision".

But she added her desire to try to tackle racism and discrimination was "outweighed by the disastrous effect on Fifa's reputation of recent events"

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