capello then told me that it would not take very long.were three of them in the room and they will each have a go with me and that it will not hurt. he said that i would always be selected to play for the national team afterwards and that other players in my team had done it too, including my friend whom i was sharing a room with. they kept trying to convince me. i was so confused and, to be honest, i was tempted to agree with them. i was afraid. i had never been with a woman before... ..and i didn't really know what they were talking about. i was trembling and very sweaty. i told them i wasn't refusing to do anything but that since this was some kind of baptism, i will have to ask my mother first. one of them massaged my shoulders and said, "little brother, you are a good player. "what are you afraid of?" i was shaking. shaking. i still get goose bumps talking about it. i didn't know where the idea came from. itjust dawned on me to tell them that i wanted to use the toilet. they were hesitant at first, but one of them said they should ju

it was only after an expose in the guardian in 2021 that capello was arrested. young player. months later, the president of fegafoot, pierre—alain mounguengui, was also arrested, on the charge of failing to report crimes of paedophilia, but unlike capello, footballing governing bodies did not suspend him from his role. after almost six months in prison, he was provisionally released, and injuly 2023 he was re—elected to the executive committee of caf, the confederation of african football, a fifa subsidiary. caf's secretary—general has defended the decision to not impose sanctions on him. if today there is no decision of the justice saying that you are guilty, you are sanctioned. how caf can sanction this? but witnesses say no meaningful child protection measuresr have been put in place and both caf and fifa have come under criticism forfailing to act. caf and or fifa, they have no obligation to wait for a state decision before they sanction someone, for violations of disciplinary codes and codes of ethics. the bbc believes all suspensions of those arrested have

it was only after an expose in the guardian in 2021 that capello was arrested.f fgft, pierre alain mounguengui, was also arrested on the charge of failing to report crimes of paedophilia. but, unlike capello, football governing bodies did not suspend him from his role. after almost six months in prison, mounguengui was provisionally released and, in july 2023, he was re—elected to the executive committee of caf — the confederation of african football, a fifa subsidiary. caf's secretary general has defended the decision to not impose sanctions on mounguengui. if, today, there is no decision of the justice saying that, "mounguengui, you are guilty, you are guilty, you are sanctioned," how tough can sanctions be? but witnesses say no meaningful child protection measures have been put in place, and both caf and fifa have come under criticism for failing to act. caf, and/or fifa, they have no obligation to wait for a state decision before they sanction someone for violations of disciplinary codes and codes of ethics. the bbc believes all suspensions of those arrested