Three more former footballers have come forward to say they were abused by a coach as young players as both Crewe Alexandra and Manchester City have started internal investigations into the historical accusations.
Jason Dunford and Chris Unsworth, speaking to the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme, allege they were victims of Barry Bennell, a former coach who sexually abused young boys across three decades from the 1970s onward.
The Guardian also reported on Thursday that an unnamed former Newcastle United player had contacted police to make allegations against George Ormond, a coach in the north east who was jailed for six years in 2002 for carrying out numerous assaults across a 24-year period.