Whelan’s Wigan future in doubt after FA charge

Dave Whelan’s future as Wigan chairman is in question after he was charged by the FA over comments about Chinese and Jewish people.

The 78-year-old allegedly made remarks at the centre of the FA investigation in response to criticism of the club’s decision to appoint Malky Mackay as Wigan’s new manager.

Whelan said he would resign if the FA “even suggest I’m guilty” of making racist remarks, while publicly apologising for comments attributed to him in The Guardian and also suggesting he may have been misquoted.