Football Association chairman Greg Clarke submitted his resignation on Wednesday over the "unacceptable" language he used when indicating 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," BBC reported.
We can confirm that Greg Clarke has stepped down from his role as our chairman," said an FA statement.
"Peter McCormick will step into the role as interim FA chairman with immediate effect and the FA Board will begin the process of identifying and appointing a new chair in due course."
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