Article: Former Tenerife player, Jose Castellano-Gonzales, committed the crimes in Devon and Bedfordshire.
He moved to the UK in 2015 after his career was ended by injury.
He was jailed for 11 years at Exeter Crown Court having been found guilty at a trial in January.
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Castellano-Gonzales, 25, from the Canary Islands played for the B team at Tenerife at a time when the A team were in La Liga, the top division in Spain.
He was convicted of a total of 13 sexual assaults.
Judge Geoffrey Mercer, QC, at Exeter Crown Court told him: "You have caused untold damage to the victims, as was clear from some of the evidence at the trial. What you did had a potentially profound effect."
An NSPCC spokesperson for South West England said: "Castellano-Gonzales groomed five vulnerable young boys before abusing them purely for his own sexual gratification."
"His victims have shown enormous bravery in speaking out and it is thanks to them that he now faces the consequences of his actions."
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Summarize: A former Spanish professional footballer has been jailed after being found guilty of sexual offences against five young boys.
Problem: Pensions auto-enrolment and the impending National Living Wage are seen as factors in the dip in confidence.
However, the survey was carried out before the Budget, which was viewed as good for small companies.
"Small business confidence has clearly faltered, " said the FSB's vice-chairman, Sandra Dexter.
"Which is why the welcome small business focus in the Budget is so important," she added.
"We need a renewed push for growth and productivity, with policymakers delivering a sustained package of support for ambitious small firms," she added.
The survey found FSB members in all UK regions reported a fall in confidence, but it was most marked in London and the East of England.
Overall, Scotland and Northern Ireland were the least confident regions.
The organisation, which represents about 200,000 firms, points to "uncertainty about the strength of the UK and global economy" as contributing to cooling confidence.
It also highlights the first fall in jobs being created by its members for three years and the weakest performance for their exports since 2012.
However, Ms Dexter acknowledged that budget measures, including changes to business rates which will mean many small firms will not have to pay at all, would help.
"Delivering on tax simplification measures will be vital," she added, "as will pressing ahead with new investment in much-needed infrastructure.
"Taken together, these measures should help to boost confidence and help small firms to grow and succeed."
The results of the survey were published ahead of the FSB's national conference, which is being held in Glasgow.
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A: The owners of small and medium-sized firms are less confident than at any time since 2013, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).
Dean Saunders, 25, from Basildon, had been sectioned and released from hospital before attacking two of his relatives in December 2015.
He was charged with attempted murder before being found dead from electrocution in his HMP Chelmsford cell on 4 January, the jury heard.
At an inquest into his death, his family said "he deserved better".
Mr Saunders' father Mark told the hearing at the Essex County Coroner's Court, in Chelmsford, his son had been a "typical loving boy" until December 2015 when he became mentally ill.
The family claim a decision not to detain him under the Mental Health Act and to withdraw continuous observation in prison contributed to his death.
In a written statement, they said: "Dean was a kind and loving man.
"We hope that the inquest will properly explore what went wrong with his care and ensure that there are changes so that this doesn't happen to another family.
"We want justice for Dean. He deserved so much better."
Mr Saunders told the inquest how after his son - who he described as "really paranoid, confused, frightened" - was released from hospital, he returned home with the family to Basildon.
He told how Dean went to the kitchen, picked up a knife and tried to attack his older brother Lee.
Mr Saunders said he managed to "rugby tackle" and initially disarm his son, who then returned to the kitchen to get another knife.
He told the court that when he approached him, his son held up the knife and said: "Don't come near me, I know what I have got to do."
Mr Saunders said the only way he could get near his son was to walk towards the knife.
"The knife went in," he said. "But it was the only way I could hold him.  I thought 'if I can keep the knife in me I can stop him taking it out and harming himself'."
Initially his son was on constant watch in prison but that was downgraded and he was not offered any medication other than sleeping pills, added Mr Saunders.
He said the family felt they had been "lied to and misled" all the way through.
The hearing continues.

Sum: A father has told an inquest how he allowed himself to be stabbed to try to prevent his own son killing himself.
Q: The Edinburgh-based partnership had revenue of Â£53.3m in the year to July, up 4% on the previous year.
Profits slipped by 3% to Â£22.6m, a figure which represents a 40% profit margin.
It is claimed this resulted from "a significant pause in activity and client instructions".
Philip Rodney, the chairman of the legal partnership, said: "The anticipation of, and the changed circumstances brought about by the outcome of the EU referendum, inevitably impacted adversely on the last couple of months' trading and are reflected in our results.
"The decision to leave the EU has been felt widely, as can be seen from organisations reporting across all sectors of the UK business community.
"While there will continue to be uncertainties, we are beginning to experience nearer normal market conditions as we work with our clients to support them in these changed circumstances."
Burness Paull employs 500 people at offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen, of whom 59 are partners.
It specialises in property and infrastructure, as well as corporate deal-making, particularly in finance and oil and gas.

A: Burness Paull, one of Scotland's leading legal firms, has reported a fall in profit as a result of the Brexit referendum vote.
Problem: The 30-year-old was injured during Southampton's Premier League victory over Middlesbrough last Saturday.
"Shane is unlucky with his broken metatarsal. We will see him next season," said Saints boss Claude Puel.
The Republic, level on points with Group D leaders Serbia, face Austria in Dublin on 11 June.
Prior to that, they face Mexico in New Jersey on 2 June and Uruguay in Dublin two days later. Both games are friendlies.
Long missed the away match against Austria in November, when James McClean's goal gave the Republic a 1-0 victory.
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Republic of Ireland striker Shane Long is likely to miss next month's World Cup qualifier against Austria after breaking a metatarsal.