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Ex-football coach Bennell labelled 'devil incarnate' and sentenced to 31 years

A judge at Liverpool Crown Court branded the ex-Manchester City and Crewe Alexandra youth coach "sheer evil" as he announced his punishment

Former football coach and scout Barry Bennell has been sentenced to 31 years for child sexual abuse crimes.

Bennell, 64, was convicted of 43 offences against 11 boys aged eight to 15 between 1979 and 1991 by a jury at Liverpool Crown Court last week.

The former Crewe Alexandra coach and Manchester City scout admitted to seven charges of indecent assault on three boys before the trial, two of whom were also part of the allegations he was tried on.