Ongoing enquiries into allegations of sexual abuse against former Harrods chairman Mohamed Al Fayed have unearthed new testimony linked to Fulham FC.
Al Fayed, who died aged 94 in August 2023, owned the club between 1997 and 2013.
The original allegations, which were detailed in the BBC documentary Al Fayed: Predator at Harrods involve more than 20 women who accused the late Egyptian billionaire of sexual abuse. He is alleged to have committed abuses in various locations, including London, Paris, and St Tropez.
According to Gloria Allred, one of the barristers representing 37 of Al Fayed’s alleged victims, those allegations include serial rape, attempted rape, sexual battery and sexual abuse of minors.
After the documentary aired last week, fellow barrister Maria Mulla addressed potential connections between Fulham and the alleged abuses by stating that “we don’t at this stage represent any women who, for instance, sustained attacks at Fulham Football Club”.
However, on Thursday afternoon a spokesperson for Justice for Harrods Survivors, the group of barristers representing the victims, confirmed to The Athletic that “several of the new enquiries received since last week’s press conference relate to Fulham Football Club under the period of Al Fayed’s ownership.”
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