Bob Higgins told alleged abuse victim he loved him, court hears

Former football coach is said to have begged Billy Seymour not to leave Southampton

A former youth football coach accused of sexually abusing a string of schoolboy players told one alleged victim he loved him and got down on his knees to beg him not to leave his club, a jury has heard.

Billy Seymour, a former professional footballer, claimed Bob Higgins was upset and angry when he told him he was going to leave Southampton to train at the Football Association’s centre of excellence at Lilleshall in Shropshire.

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