It is natural that the power dynamic between coaches and young players will continue to draw abusers to football, the head of the world players’ union has said. “It would be natural for that structure to draw abusers into football. “We have to assume that this is widespread and the systems to combat it and help the survivors are not yet there. Our CEO, Mark Bullingham, has issued a statement on the Sheldon Report regarding allegations of non-recent child sexual abuse in football. “We were talking about two countries, in Haiti and Afghanistan, where the rule of law is maybe an aspiration but it’s definitely not reality.”

Source: Express March 22, 2021 16:07 UTC