維拉開除足球發展主管Kevin MacDonald - 阿斯頓維拉足球俱樂部 Aston Villa Football Club

官網：https://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2019/08/20/kevin-macdonald-statement

BBC：https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49412869

每日電訊報：https://bit.ly/2Z9fbhF

衛報：https://bit.ly/33QBrM8

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Club Statement: Kevin MacDonald leaves Aston Villa

球會聲明：Kevin MacDonald離開阿斯頓維拉

Aston Villa can confirm that Kevin MacDonald has left his position as Head of
Football Development with immediate effect.

阿斯頓維拉確認，足球發展主管Kevin MacDonald的離職立即生效。

Mr MacDonald had been reallocated to non-player facing duties pending
completion of an independent investigation into allegations published in The
Guardian newspaper in December 2018 about his past conduct.

在《衛報》於2018年12月披露對於MacDonald過去行為的指控後，球會對此展開獨立調查，

並暫時將他調離需要面對球員的職位，直到調查結束。

註：維拉前中場Gareth Farrelly去年向《衛報》指控MacDonald曾在擔任青訓教練期間，

以言語與肢體暴力持續霸凌他。（https://bit.ly/2ze5cbF）

That investigation, carried out by barrister Jack Mitchell, has now concluded
and the results delivered to the Board.

由律師Jack Mitchell帶領的調查現已作出結論，並提交至維拉董事會。

As the report forms part of an employee disciplinary process, the Club is
unable to provide details in public although copies of Mr Mitchell’s
investigation have been provided to The FA, Premier League and statutory
authorities.

由於調查報告涉及員工懲戒程序，球會無法對大眾公開細節。不過，球會已將Mitchell的

調查報告上呈英格蘭足球總會、英格蘭超級聯賽與司法當局。

Mr Mitchell appealed for individuals to come forward to give evidence and we
are especially grateful to those former players who assisted him in his
investigation.

Mitchell律師請求案件相關人士向他提供更多證據。球會尤其感激在調查中協助Mitchell

的前球員們。

Aston Villa wishes to apologise to all former players who were affected by
behaviour which would not be tolerated by the Club today.

阿斯頓維拉向過去所有被傷害的球員們致歉，這些傷害行為是現在球會所無法容忍的。

Our approach to safeguarding is now unrecognisable from the past and has been
described as excellent in recent EFL and Ofsted audits.

球會對青年球員安全的要求已經與過去完全不同，並在最近於英格蘭足球聯賽與英國教育

標準局的審查中被評為優等。

The Club will now begin a search for his successor.

球會將開始尋找接替MacDonald的人選。

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