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| About 350 victims have reported child sexual abuse within UK football clubs, police chiefs have said. | |
| The National Police Chiefs' Council said a "significant number of calls" were made to forces after several former players made allegations of abuse against coaches. | |
| Its figures are based on information about existing investigations as well as referrals from a new NSPCC helpline. | |
| The charity said the hotline has received 860 calls in its first week. | |
| Within the first three days of it launching, the organisation made more than 60 referrals to a range of agencies across the UK. | |
| That was more than three times as many referrals as in the first three days of the Jimmy Savile scandal, the charity added. | |
| The phone line is available 24 hours a day on 0800 023 2642. | |
| Child protection project 'stopped by FA' | |
| Scandal one of FA's biggest crises - Greg Clarke | |
| How do you talk to your children about sexual abuse? | |
| The Football Association has announced an internal review and a number of football clubs are conducting their own inquiries. | |
| 'Significant' police response | |
| Fifteen police forces have confirmed they are investigating allegations of historical child sex abuse in football. | |
| They include the Metropolitan, Greater Manchester, North Yorkshire, Scotland and Cheshire forces. | |
| Outlining the police action to date, NPCC lead for Child Protection, Chief Constable Simon Bailey said the number of victims was currently "indicative" and information was still being collated. | |
| He added: "We are working closely with the Football Association to ensure that the response to this significant and growing number of victims, at all levels of football, is co-ordinated effectively. | |
| "We continue to encourage those who have been the victim of child sexual abuse to report it, regardless of how long ago the abuse may have taken place." | |
| He said all reports would be treated "sensitively and seriously" and urged anyone with any information to come forward. | |
| Meanwhile, former Newcastle United footballer David Eatock has become the latest to say he was abused by coach George Ormond. | |
| He told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire show he had been groomed by Ormond, later to be jailed for six years, between the ages of 18 and 21. | |
| Mr Eatock, now 40, was not part of the court case that saw Ormond convicted in 2002 of assaulting seven boys, but he has now filed a complaint to police. |