Peterborough United owner and chairman Darragh MacAnthony has released the following statement.

“Peterborough United will help the police, the FA, PFA and all other governing bodies of football in their investigations into historical child sex abuse claims.

"If anyone is found guilty of any offences, we hope they will be severely dealt with by those authorities in a quick and timely manner.

"We encourage anybody with any information relating to this matter to come forward so we can help the authorities as best we can going forward and trust me when I say as a Father of 3 young children, I am personally horrified by what is now coming to forefront in the press recently and will ensure our football club leads by example throughout this process with full transparency and honesty, top to bottom."