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Chelsea Apologises After Report Finds Ex-Scout Eddie Heath Abused Youth Players

Chelsea have offered an apology after an independent investigation found chief scout Eddie Heath sexually abused several youth players during the 1970s.

Charles Geekie QC helmed the investigation, which took place over two years and led to a report which described Heath's "serious and unambiguous sexual assaults," per BBC Sport's Dan Roan and Jack Skelton.

The details prompted Chelsea to apologise "unreservedly" on Tuesday.

The investigation's findings concluded some adults had to have knowledge of the incidents, and the report said some connected to the west London club "turned a blind eye.