BBC Sports reports that UEFA has contacted the Scottish FA about historic child sexual abuse. The SFA in turn has commissioned an independent review into the matter in 2017 which came back with 100 recommendations. UEFA made a statement that they fully trusted the SFA to deal with the situation properly. UEFA's interest was heightened by complaints that the authorities have not done enough to investigate allegations of child sexual abuse.

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