'I was raped' - Ireland manager Vera Pauw alleges rape and sexual assaults as a young player

26 June 2022; Manager Vera Pauw during Republic of Ireland women training session at David Abashidze Stadium in Tbilisi, Georgia. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

The Republic of Ireland Women's senior team manager has said she was raped and sexually assaulted by three men in Dutch football.

In a statement issued on Friday night, former Netherlands international Vera Pauw said she was raped at the hands of a “prominent football official” when she was a young player.