Ex-Manchester United star Patrice Evra wants to end violence against children and details his own experience of sexual abuse

By Ben Church and Darren Lewis, CNN

Updated 2144 GMT (0544 HKT) June 22, 2022

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(CNN)Former Manchester United and France star Patrice Evra says he wants to use his platform to tackle violence against children after detailing the sexual abuse he says he received as a teenager.

In his autobiography 'I Love This Game,' Evra writes about abuse that he says took place when he stayed at a teacher's house to cut down on the school commute.Evra, who was 13 at the time, says the teacher would enter