Footballer Dele Alli, born and raised in Milton Keynes, has revealed he was sexually abused when he was six years old.
The footballer, 27, told Gary Neville's YouTube channel The Overlap: "At six I was molested."
Alli, who returned to Everton in April, opened up about his difficult childhood.
"And then I was sent to Africa to learn discipline and then I was sent back.
"At seven I started smoking and then at eight I started selling drugs.
"An older person told me they wouldn't stop a kid on a bike so I'd ride around with my football and underneath I'd have drugs.
"At 11 I was hung off a bridge… by a guy from the next estate. A man.
"By 12 I was adopted but from then it was like I was adopted by an amazing family."
(c) Sky News 2023: Dele Alli: Former England footballer reveals he was sexually abused aged six
