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AccusingtheFBIofinexcusablefailings, Sheldonsaidthegoverningbodyhaddelayednewsafeguardingmeasuresbetween 1995 2000, buttherewasnoevidenceitknewof a problembeforethennorthatthere'd been a pedophileringorcoverup.
TodaycameapologiesfromSouthamptonfromNewcastleUnitedandhereatManchesterCity, whoseownindependentinquiryfoundthatallegationsaboutBurnellweremetwith a whollyinadequateresponsebyseniormanagementwhowereworriedabouttheclub's reputationmorethantwodecadesago.