Newcastle United are facing several civil claims regarding the behaviour of former employee George Ormond, who in 2018 received a 20-year jail sentence for multiple cases of sexual abuse.
Ormond coached a grassroots football club in the 1970s and 1980s before working with Newcastle's youth teams in the 1990s.
Newcastle Crown Court heard how he used his "position of power" to abuse 18 boys and young men between 1973 and 1998, and was convicted on 36 charges.
Newcastle have declined to comment, but their insurers are denying responsibility.
They believe that Ormond's crimes were not connected to his role at Newcastle and a legal timeframe has expired.