Photo: 123RF The independent review, commissioned by English football's governing body in 2016, found there were at least 240 suspects and 692 survivors of sexual abuse as of August last year. The review was launched after a victim broke taboo by speaking in public about how he was abused as a young footballer by his coach, encouraging many others to break their silence. Some of the victims said they were abused repeatedly, and revealed the deep impact it had on their lives. Their evidence led to a number of high-profile convictions and some of England's leading clubs have faced criticism. The review contained stinging criticism of the FA's slowness to act between October 1995 - a month after an Olympic swimming coach was found guilty of raping two teenage swimmers -- and May 2000, when the FA launched a child protection program.