Another former England international has become the latest former footballer to allege that he was sexually abused by a paedophile coach.

David White released a statement confirming he had written a soon-to-be published book about how his “life was torn apart” at the age of 11 by Barry Bennell, becoming the fourth former player to waive his right to anonymity and the third to name the same man as his abuser.

White, the scorer of Manchester City’s first Premier League goal, went public on the same day that police revealed the number of people to have come forward about alleged sexual abuse within football had reached double figures.