LONDON -- Former Tottenham Hotspur captain Ledley King hopes a culture change within football in the past 30 years has made it possible for victims of abuse to speak out, rather than suffer in silence.
English football has been rocked by the ongoing revelations of historical child sex abuse. The Football Association has launched an internal review after more than 20 former professionals came forward, while an NSPCC hotline -- set up to offer support to victims within football -- had received 860 calls in its first week.
Some of the victims have described a macho culture within the game that made it difficult to speak out.