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England's FA probes child sex abuse claims

Updated on: 28 November,2016 08:26 AM IST  | 
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England's Football Association is investigating allegations of sexual abuse in junior football after several formers players came forward to say they were molested by youth coaches, it confirmed yesterday

England's FA probes child sex abuse claims

London: England's Football Association is investigating allegations of sexual abuse in junior football after several formers players came forward to say they were molested by youth coaches, it confirmed yesterday.


The FA has appointed independent leading counsel Kate Gallafent, who is an expert in child protection, to assist it with an internal review of the allegations.


The FA said the review would find out "what information the FA was aware of at the relevant times around the issues that have been raised in the press, what clubs were aware of, and what action was or should have been taken".


Gallafent will then make recommendations "to ensure these situations can never be repeated". Several former footballers have spoken out about being abused.

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