REUTERS: An independent report into decades of sexual abuse of young players in English football has strongly criticised the Football Association , saying the governing body"did not do enough to keep children safe".
The review also found failings at eight professional clubs - Chelsea, Manchester City, Aston Villa, Newcastle United, Southampton, Crewe Alexandra, Stoke City and Peterborough United. FA chief executive Mark Bullingham said the findings marked a"dark day for the beautiful game" and addressed the victims of abuse in a statement.
"It is clear that several of the perpetrators knew each other. I do not consider, however, that there was a 'paedophile ring' in football: that is, I do not consider that perpetrators shared boys with one another for sexual purposes, or shared information with one another that would have facilitated child sexual abuse," Sheldon wrote in his report.
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