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Andy Woodward, the former footballer who lifted the lid on the sport's sex abuse scandal, has accused Football Association chairman Greg Clarke of publicly humiliating him.
Woodward's allegations about abuse he suffered as a youngster prompted other victims to come forward, and he also claimed he has been ignored by Clarke since going public with his story 11 months ago.
During a meeting with MPs last week to answer questions about the FA's handling of the unrelated Mark Sampson saga, Clarke launched an attack on the Professional Footballers' Association and said he had met a "survivor" of the abuse scandal who had "cried like a baby."
Woodward, quoted by a number of national newspapers on Thursday, said: "I certainly wasn't crying like a baby and I feel humiliated by the words that he used. I feel extremely hurt. I didn't feel it was appropriate to use those words about me from a very confidential meeting at Wembley last year. That deeply upset me.
"I understand that he's under a lot of pressure at the moment, but I've had several people that have contacted me directly saying that they feel really sorry for me. They instantly knew that it was me he was referring to."
Woodward also accused Clarke of turning his back on him, saying: "I understand the FA are very busy people, but in terms of any contact from Greg Clarke, I haven't had one phone call, one email, in the last 11 months."
In contrast, Woodward praised the help of PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor, with whom he says he has had "numerous calls and contact" and who also approved extra counselling sessions for him.
Woodward, who has reportedly been contacted by Clarke since giving the interview, insists he still wants to work with the FA.
He said: "But I'm completely sick of being ignored by them. I want to be heard by them and I want them to embrace what I want to do.
"With a team behind me I'd be the perfect person to make some positive changes."
Clarke and FA chief executive Martin Glenn were set to be involved on Thursday as the FA council gathered at Wembley for its autumn meeting.