Its not worth it . <| sep |> This is the best tldr I could make , 38093957 reduced by 84 %. I ' m a bot quotHundredsquot of children may have been sexually abused by figures within football , former England and Tottenham player Paul Stewart has told the BBC . Mr Stewart , who says he was abused by a coach for four years as a child , said the sport could face allegations on the scale of the Jimmy Savile scandal . Allegations of abuse within football surfaced last week , when exCrewe player Mr Woodward , 43 , spoke publicly about his abuse by former Crewe coach and youth football scout Barry Bennell . Crewe # 039 s director of football Dario Gradi , who has been associated with the club for more than 30 years , released his own statement saying he knew nothing about Bennell # 039 s abuse of young footballers until his arrest in the US in 1994 . Extended Summary Version 1 . 65 , ~ 24467 tldrs so far . % 23 autotldr PM ' s and comments are monitored , constructive feedback is welcome . Top keywords abuse # 1 football # 2 player # 3 former # 4 come # 5