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Podcast: RedHanded
Episode: Footballâs Abuse Scandal: The FAâs Darkest Secret | #411
Description: In 2016, ex-footballer Andy Woodward revealed on live TV that he and countless other boys were sexually abused by their former youth coach, Barry Bennell, whilst training in Manchester City and Crewe Alexandraâs acclaimed âfootball factoriesâ as youngsters in the 1980s and 90s. In doing so, he blew the whistle on one of the UKâs most prolific child abusers â and triggered a scandal that went deeper than anyone couldâve imaginedâŚBecause Barry Bennell wasnât the first â or the last â paedophilic predator to muddy the pitch of the beautiful game. The widespread child abuse scandal tore th...