Abuse ‘FA’s biggest crisis’

Football Association chairman Greg Clarke says the ongoing abuse scandal is the biggest he can recall and he cannot rule out the possibility of a past cover-up.

Police forces around the country are now investigating allegations of historical abuse involving football coaches after former player Andy Woodward’s decision to go public on his own experiences prompted others to come forward.

The FA has commissioned an independent inquiry into its own handling of past abuse claims, a probe which will “look into what information The FA was aware of at the relevant times…what clubs were aware of, and what action was or should have been taken.”

And Clarke has told Sky Sports News HQ football was part of a society “sleepwalking” while children were being abused on a large scale.

He said: “It’s …

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