Keywords
Arete, Sport and Society, American Sport History, Youth soccer, Youth Sports, Coaches, Child sexual abuse, Abuse of power, Pedophiles, Catholic Church, Priests
Subjects
Sports for children; Soccer; Coaching (Athletics); Child sexual abuse; Child abuse; Child molesters; Catholic Church; Priests
Introduction
It has been almost three weeks now since the first stories of child abuse in British football were published in The Guardian. The first revelation involved one player coming forward to describe how he was abused by his youth football coach at the Crewe Alexandra football club.
Publication Date
12-8-2016
Document Type
Commentary
Type
Text
Format
application/pdf
Source Title
Sport and Society for Arete
Language
English
Collection
Publication Version
Author's version
Copyright Status
Author retained
College
College of Arts and Humanities
Department
History
Creator (Linked Data)
Crepeau, Richard C., 1941- (VIAF)
Recommended Citation
Crepeau, Richard C., "Sexual Abuse In British Youth Football" (2016). On Sport and Society. 633.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/onsportandsociety/633
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Cultural History Commons, Journalism Studies Commons, Other History Commons, Sports Management Commons, Sports Studies Commons