Former England and Manchester City star David White has become the fourth former footballer to go public as a victim of sexual abuse.
White, now 49, made nearly 400 league appearances for City, Leeds and Sheffield United between 1985 and 1998, and earned his single England cap in 1992.
The Manchester-born forward played locally before joining City's youth set-up.
It was during this period that he says he met Barry Bennell, a coach and talent scout who sexually abused young boys across three decades from the 1970s onward.
White said in a statement reported by the BBC that he was among those abused by Bennell.
He said: "Given recent press stories I wish to confirm that I was sexually abused by my former football coach Barry Bennell in the late 70s and early 80s - this abuse took place while I was attached to Whitehill FC Junior team based in Manchester."
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