Chelsea bracing for possible lawsuit

Premier League giant Chelsea could face a multi-million dollar lawsuit for damages over sex abuse perpetrated by a former scout decades ago, the Mail on Sunday reported.

The newspaper claimed the number of former players to allege abuse by the late Eddie Heath has doubled to six over the past week, and the majority are from Heath's time at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich - who bought the club years after the alleged crimes were carried out - sanctioned a $63,850 payment to one of the players, Gary Johnson, in 2015 provided he did not go public about it.