Aston Villa accused of cover-up over bullying investigation

• Allegation relates to investigation into 2016 complaint
• Kevin MacDonald found guilty of bullying by Premier League

Aston Villa have been accused of a cover-up over their internal investigation into bullying allegations made in 2016 against the club’s youth coach Kevin MacDonald.

The claim comes as a fresh blow to Villa after four of the club’s former youth players alleged in interviews published by the Guardian over the past 10 days that they suffered sustained bullying and abuse from MacDonald and another coach, Tony McAndrew, in the 1990s.

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