Football's Darkest Secret

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S01E03 - "-3- The Reckoning"

Aired on Mar 22, 2021, 9:00 PM

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Description

Series examining historic child abuse in youth football all across England between the 1970s and the 1990s, and the culture of silence that surrounded it.

Details

Status: Ended
Language: English
Runtime: 60 min
Premiered: March 22, 2021
Ended: March 22, 2021

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Episodes (1 Season · 3 Episodes)

-1- The End of Silence

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.

Mar 22, 2021

60 min

-2- Missed Opportunities

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.

Mar 22, 2021

60 min

-3- The Reckoning

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.

Mar 22, 2021

60 min