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Crewe Alexandra will hold an independent review into how the club dealt with historical child sex abuse allegations. Crewe Alexandra will hold an independent review into the way they dealt with historical child sex abuse allegations, the club announced.
The club made the announcement after four ex-players made allegations of sexual abuse against former Crewe youth team coach Barry Bennell. Four ex-players have made claims of sexual abuse against former Crewe youth team coach Barry Bennell.
In a statement, the club said it was determined a thorough investigation took place at the earliest opportunity. Crewe said they were determined a thorough investigation took place at the earliest opportunity.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. Bennell, now 62, has served three jail sentences for child sex offences, including one last year.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. Four police forces say they are now investigating allegations of historical child sex abuse within football.
In a statement, the club said it "believes an independent review, to be conducted via the appointment of external legal counsel, is the correct way forward in the circumstances".
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Andy Woodward was the first player to go public with his experience last week. The former Bury and Sheffield United player says he was abused while at Crewe Alexandra from the age of 11-15.
After Mr Woodward appeared on the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme, Steve Walters, Chris Unsworth and Jason Dunford all came forward with their own allegations against Mr Bennell - none of which had formed part of the previous court case.
More than 100 calls have been received by a special helpline set up by the NSPCC for people who wanted to talk about abuse at football clubs.
Senior figures in both the police and the FA have said they expect more allegations to surface in the coming days and weeks.