Football's Darkest Secret
20211 seasons3 episodes
Behind the goals, behind the glory - the child abuse football ignored. Their stories were overlooked for decades, until the survivors finally had their voices heard.
Episodes
Former footballers, including Paul Stewart, David White and Andy Woodward, speak out about the sexual abuse they suffered as youth players and how it burdened them during their professional careers.
How opportunities were missed to stop sexual offenders in youth football decades ago, and why it took so long for the full scale of abuse to emerge.
The final episode follows the court trials of high profile abusers and asks what justice might look like for the men whose lives have been torn apart.
