Former Ireland international alleges sexual assault by late Fulham owner

Ronnie Gibbons says abuse happened in 2000 and that two incidents took place at Harrods.

Ronnie Gibbons in action for the Republic of Ireland. Pic credit; Pat Murphy / SPORTSFILE.

Ronnie Gibbons, a former Fulham women’s captain, has alleged she was sexually assaulted by Mohamed Al Fayed, the club’s late owner, in 2000.

Gibbons, who was 20 at the time, said she was forcefully kissed, groped and had twice felt trapped in a room by Fayed, who owned Fulham between 1997 and 2013 and died in 2023.