• Villa issue statement apologising to all former players affected
The Aston Villa youth coach Kevin MacDonald has left the club “with immediate effect” following an investigation into allegations of bullying made by a number of former young players. Villa apologised to the former players affected by the behaviour of MacDonald, who was a youth and reserve team coach in two spells over a 25-year period from the mid-1990s, and Villa said his conduct “would not be tolerated by the club today”.
The investigation, conducted by an independent barrister, Jack Mitchell, was initiated by the club’s chief executive, Christian Purslow, after the Guardian published an interview with the former Villa midfielder Gareth Farrelly in December.
Written by David Conn
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/aug/20/kevin-macdonald-aston-villa-bullying-investigation under the title “Kevin MacDonald leaves Aston Villa following bullying investigation”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
