Enquête Exclusive

Football and sexual violence: the time bomb (2023x44)

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According to a report from the Council of Europe, relayed by all sports federations, one in seven children are victims of sexual assault in the world of sport. A particularly worrying figure. Wherever there are minors, there are predators and football, with two million two hundred thousand licensees, is one of the most exposed environments. For more than a year, the magazine's reporters investigated the heart of a system that does not protect children. From the small amateur club to the large professional club where future football stars train, no field is spared. Young people everywhere are easy prey. Far from their families, sometimes in a fragile situation, with the need to be noticed in order to succeed, they often rely on adults, coaches or recruiters who sometimes promise them the dream of a great career. But among them, some are pedophiles. Like Ahmed Gueninèche, amateur trainer