Chelsea Football Club has “apologised profusely” to Gary Johnson, who the club says “suffered unacceptably” while a youth team player in the 1970s. “Their welfare is of paramount importance.”It was previously claimed that Chelsea paid off Johnson, who alleged he was abused by former employee Eddie Heath. Chelsea said that it was unable to identify “any further individuals who may have been subject to abuse” from the “limited information the club received” when it was made aware of the sexual abuse claims in 2014. It’s believed he was the fourth former player at the club who had come forward with allegations of abuse against the same man. Alan Shearer, the former Southampton player and England captain, urged footballers to come forward with allegations of sexual abuse.

Source: The Guardian December 03, 2016 16:57 UTC