A former England star has told how the decision to go public about his childhood abuse saved his life and helped countless other victims. Paul Stewart's courage in speaking out in a 2016 Mirror interview saw hundreds tell of their experiences for the first time in the football abuse scandal. Paul, 61, met with the Mirror again at Wembley as he was presented with the FA's Sir Bobby Charlton award for services to football. He stepped out in front of 74,289 fans at half time in our 2-0 victory