Football's child sex abuse scandal: Sheldon review finds 'institutional failings'
"Significant institutional failings" by the Football Association meant it "did not do enough to keep children safe" - according to the findings of an independent review into historical child sexual abuse in the game.
It found the FA was "too slow" to have sufficient protection measures in place between October 1995 and May 2000.
It said there was no evidence the FA knew of a problem before summer 1995.
The long awaited 710-page review, led by Clive Sheldon QC and commissioned by the FA in 2016, found:
Following high-profile convictions of child sexual abusers from the summer of 1995 until May 2000, the FA "could and should have done more to keep children safe".
There was a significant delay by the FA in putting in place sufficient child protection measures in football at that time. In that period, the FA "did not do enough" to keep children safe and "child protection was not regarded as an urgent priority".
Even after May 2000, when the FA launched a comprehensive child protection policy and programme, "mistakes were still made" by the FA.
The FA failed to ban two of the most notorious perpetrators of child sexual abuse, Barry Bennell and Bob Higgins, from involvement in football.
There were known to be at least 240 suspects and 692 survivors, yet relatively few people reported abuse and the actual level was likely to be far higher.
Where incidents of abuse were reported to people in authority at football clubs, their responses were "rarely competent or appropriate".
Abuse within football was "not commonplace". The overwhelming majority of young people were able to engage in football safely.
While several of the perpetrators knew each other, there was not evidence of a "paedophile ring" in football - Sheldon says: "I do not consider that perpetrators shared boys with one another for sexual purposes, or shared information with one another that would have facilitated child sexual abuse."
By LabouredPatriot Go To Post:lol"You're nobody. Pass me the ball"
By Punished* Go To PostFucking hell😂
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Point gap be damned innit.
Nice little jab at Mou.
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By Pedja Go To PostZlatan'd tomorrow, Vardy'd SundayIt is known.
By Bungie Go To PostCavani's given up. It was on the red issue forums
Viva should have told you
But I rely on Cleff for Red Issue updates now.
I will call a meeting.
I stopped following their Twitter because they frankly come across like bitter and pretty cuntish morons.
By LabouredPatriot Go To PostI stopped following their Twitter because they frankly come across like bitter and pretty cuntish morons.Then why do you still visit this thread?
By LabouredPatriot Go To PostI stopped following their Twitter because they frankly come across like bitter and pretty cuntish morons.Like most football fans?
By cRrusheR Go To Post‘Pote’ is not worth the money.Not right now, he isn't but he is still young. Needs a couple of more seasons with us and to play some European football before moving.
By FortuneFaded Go To PostThen why do you still visit this thread?
By Daz Go To PostLike most football fans?
This guy lmao, Bendtner got nothing on him. Was at both Villareal, Evian, Elche, Rayo.... I posted about him before, when (dont click the link if you dont want to see it) he had his arm half blown off, and now he's at it again.
Thursday, the Copenhagen City Court will launch another case against 33-year-old Nicki Bille.
Here, the former professional football player is charged with a total of 13 counts, several of which relate to a violent traffic accident.
The incident took place in the summer of 2019 on Amagermotorvejen in Copenhagen, where he, according to the police in rage and under the influence of narcotics, hit a Norwegian registered car and endangered the lives or mobility of three other people.
In the same instance, the former professional football player should have driven at a speed above the permitted speed limit, run in the emergency lane and have overtaken several cars there.
It all culminated when he immediately after hit the Norwegian registered car.
In total, six out of the case's 13 circumstances relate to the traffic accident on the Amager motorway.
In addition, Nicki Bille is charged with a large number of matters relating to driving under the influence, possession of narcotics and theft of a Dior perfume at Kastrup Airport at the value of DKK 848.
By Perfect Blue Go To PostI'd rather have Bamford over Abraham imoI remember n8 using Middlesbrough and having Bamford being top scorer on our PES tournament and that was back in 2015, 6 years ago.
edit: WTF Bamford is 27 I thought he was 22-23
By LFMartins86 Go To PostNot right now, he isn't but he is still young. Needs a couple of more seasons with us and to play some European football before moving.
My money is on one season wonder. SCP should sell him.
Lmaooooo how tf did we manage to get UEFA to have the home leg at Stamford Bridge? If I were Atletico I'd be fuminh
It's funny to me that the moment he gets on to the nuts and bolts and theory of football his level of excitedness / animation just goes through the roof.
By LabouredPatriot Go To PostIt's funny to me that the moment he gets on to the nuts and bolts and theory of football his level of excitedness / animation just goes through the roof.
For some reason I thought there were more exciting games on tonight than are actually on. Hrrrmpphhh.
By LabouredPatriot Go To PostFor some reason I thought there were more exciting games on tonight than are actually on. Hrrrmpphhh.Joke? Chelsea and Atletico matchup is the only interesting one in the entire R16.