English FA to investigate alleged sexual abuse at football clubs


A man passes behind an engraved logo on the glass door entrance to the Football Association (FA) headquarters in central London December 13, 2007. REUTERS/Toby Melville

LONDON (Reuters) - The English Football Association (FA) has launched an internal review to examine allegations of children being sexually abused at professional football clubs.

English football's governing body said on Sunday that it had appointed Kate Gallafent QC as leading independent counsel to oversee its investigation after former soccer players told British media on Friday that they were sexually abused as children at English clubs.

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