Eric Bristow apologises for 'footballer wimps' comment in relation to abuse scandal

"Eric Bristow's management asked for a fee of £5,000 in order for him to appear and talk about this issue."

Former world darts champion Eric Bristow has apologised for calling footballers "wimps" in relation to soccer's ongoing abuse scandal .

He was angrily confronted on television by Marilyn Hawes, mother of three sexually abused children and charity founder, who told Bristow: "If I had a set of darts I would stick them where the sun don't shine."