THE FA were warned that vile footie coach Barry Bennell was a paedophile but said there was “no case to answer”, it was revealed last night. Hamilton Smith, who was on the Crewe Alexandra board, wrote to the FA over his fears about the set-up at the club in 2001. In a letter seen by […]
FORMER Scotland and Ipswich Town striker Alan Brazil has revealed he was a victim of the child abuse scandal rocking football – being targeted as a 13-year-old prodigy at Celtic Boys Club. The crimes have been brought into the public eye after former Crewe player Andy Woodward waived his right to anonymity to describe his […]
THE vice-chairman of West Ham and star of The Apprentice has been deeply involved in another headline-grabbing Premier League week. Harry Kane downed her Hammers last Saturday and could finally guide Spurs to a Premier League while Adam Lallana and Jordan Henderson received some flak for visiting a strip club after England’s win over Scotland, […]
THE sheer bravery of Andy Woodward, Steve Walters and Paul Stewart cannot be commended highly enough. This week they gave harrowing accounts of the horrific abuse suffered at the hands of Barry Bennell and others. All of them have had to live with and conceal something terrible that happened to them as kids who had […]
FOOTBALL’S sexual abuse trail has led to the Metropolitan Police investigating clubs in London. The Met are acting on information received and encourage anyone who has been a victim, or has any information, to make contact with their local police. So far former footballers Andy Woodward, Steve Walters, Paul Stewart and David White have come […]