'The FA didn't stop him': The long road to justice for Bob Higgins' abuse victims Read moreSome told the court they had tried to kill themselves or turned to drink and drugs to try to blot out the abuse. Higgins, 66, from Southampton, has been convicted of sexually abusing 24 schoolboy players during a 25-year period following two trials. He ran youth training programmes at Southampton and Peterborough football clubs and spent a period as the Maltese national youth coach. “I developed a deep and unhealthy affection for Bob Higgins,” he said. You changed from being a father figure to a bully and sexual predator.”A former Peterborough United youth player told Higgins: “I thought you were a god.

Source: The Guardian June 11, 2019 14:08 UTC