Lianne Sanderson is asked if she thinks there are widespread concerns about culture identity.

She says: "I haven't been with them (the team) since 2015 but from my interpretation from what I experienced - my first year was great but then it started going in a weird direction.

"I felt I was doing well for England and even to this day I haven't been told I'm not good enough.

"I honestly believe things started to change. My career went down a different path after China 2015. They forgot about my 50th cap.

"When I was sitting in the room I couldn't wait for Mark Sampson to say something nice."

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Lianne Sanderson is speaking now about the moment when her reaching 50 caps for England was not marked.

"For me now, it's something I want to forget. I didn't tell the girls it had been forgotten about. I was thinking, what did I do? It wasn't a nice feeling.

"I could tell you every goal I have scored and every minute I have played becuase it is that special to me. Mark Sampson told me 'we're only bringing four strikers to the camp, we don't need you.

"There were eight strikers on the list. I wasn't part of the activity weeks and for me, because I had said about my 50th cap being forgotten, nobody could look me in the eye and I didn't get an apology until five days later.

"Where do I go when I am in China and they have forgotten about me? I found out on Twitter I wasn't selected by journalists in 2016.

"Some fans might like me, some might not but I cannot believe from that moment in China, that I have not been selected since. I have had no phone calls from the coach or the doctor.

"You need help when you are injured and I have received no contact at all. From that moment I felt I was forced out."

Lianne Sanderson continues: "I personally think it's older players who have raised a few things. I maintain the stance that as long as Mark Sampson was in place, players weren't going to speak.

"This is what happens when you do - you will never play for your country again. Those consequences are harsh. It's not easy being called a liar.

"I was always going to stand by Eni - she was always telling the truth and that was confirmed today. It's an important issue which should be taken seriously."

In August, Sanderson said she does not expect to be selected for her country again after speaking out in defence of team-mate Aluko.

Lianne Sanderson: "I concur with what what Eni has said. I definitely think there needs to be something (put) in place so this doesn't happen in the future."

Coming up from 16:00 BST at the hearing:

• Martin Glenn, FA chief executive
• Greg Clarke, FA chairman
• Dan Ashworth, FA technical director
• Rachel Brace, FA Human Resources director

Dan Roan
BBC Sports editor

Damning testimony from Aluko. FA’s chair, chief executive AND technical boss likely to have to justify staying in their jobs later today.

Speaking now is England women's footballer Lianne Sanderson.

• Aluko says she refused to put out a statement saying the FA was not "institutionally racist" in order to receive part of a settlement fee.
• She says there has been "an agenda to protect Mark Sampson and an agenda to protect the FA's reputation".
• Feels "vindicated and relieved" that an investigation concludes former England women's manager Mark Sampson made remarks which were "discriminatory on grounds of race".

Eni Aluko is wrapping up her comments in the hearing.

She adds: "Thank you and I would like to say that one of the core purposes was so that I could speak to enact some changes around grievance procedures and hopefully speak for a change of more independence and less conflict in that area.

"I would hope that there are some changes and I would encourage players - if they do have issues - to speak to the FA. I want to make that clear. "

More from Aluko: "Would Harry Kane not be picked if he won the golden boot? I don't think so.

"I was naturally disappointed but the timing of why I wasn't picked at that time - even winning the golden boot was not enough."

"I haven't even thought about that (legal action)," Aluko continues. "I've been available for selection (for England) since May 2016 but I haven't been selected.

"I think there was a projection., The settlement was agreed between April-June 2016 and at that point I hadn't been picked for a year so it was easy to project how it would go.

"I haven't retired from the England team. If i was selected, a lot of discussions would have to happen. It has been Sampson's prerogative to pick me. My issue is when I was treated when I was in the team. I am still available for selection.

"I believed I wasn't going to be picked for another two years under Mark Sampson. I knew that I wasn't going to get picked from May 2016 and I haven't been. That in itself says it all about grievances why would another player raise issues when they have seen a player with over 100 caps not play again after raising issues?"

Aluko says she thinks the FA has been very defensive.

"I do feel that the FA's sole agenda has been to protect its own reputation," she continues.

"The feeling has not been about building bridges or having any sort of duty of care to me. I'm still an England centrally contracted player. That has compounded the isolation I've felt. It did become incredibly adversarial and it didn't need to do. (The FA has been) very defensive.

"Does your reputation have to be dragged through the mud for the truth to come out? Does it have to come to this?"

If you missed it at the start then you can watch Eni Aluko's opening statement from this hearing below:

Aluko accuses England goalkeeping coach Lee Kendall of speaking to her in a fake Caribbean accent.

"I don't think he meant it maliciously," she says. He may not have been aware of how annoying it got. I'm not Caribbean, I'm of African descent. It was behaviour that differentiated me from other players. I thought it was very ignorant and another example of ignorant mindset and behaviour towards me.

"The fake Caribbean accent is not something I can prove. It has been dismissed by Mark Sampson as something there's no evidence for. I didn't put it in my culture review because I didn't know there was evidence. It was only when I went back to texts I sent to Drew Spence."

"Inflammatory statements were not made about any other players on the team. I don't understand why bad language was only used about me. Inappropriate comments were only made about me.

"This incident happened one month into Mark Sampson's tenure. I was in good form. I did feel there was a preconceived negative impression of me. I felt it was a strong view to have one month into the job."

Eni Aluko continues: "I think it was because they felt there was a risk I could say something at the European championships, it certainly wasn't something I requested. I can't speak for the FA you'd have to ask them.

"My motivation behind the agreement was to have a settlement based on loss of future earnings.

"I felt I'd never play for England under Mark Sampson again and I haven't. A one off settlement certainly would have been easier. The second tranche hasn't been paid yet."

Eni Aluko is asked if the details of today's report had been included in the original findings, would that have satisfied her?

"The difference between that investigation and this one is she spoke to Drew Spence. Had that been done six or eight months ago we wouldn't be sat here. I respect Katherine Newton's findings. She looked at new evidence. And when I say new evidence, I have to say, that evidence was there in November 2016. The FA could have looked at it. They chose not to."

Dan Roan
BBC Sports editor

Gasps as Aluko tells MPs FA boss Glenn told her that if she made statement that FA was not institutionally racist, her payment would be made

"Martin Glenn said if I wrote a statement saying the FA were not institutionally racist he would release the second tranche of the money. I felt that was bordering on blackmail.

"I categorically refused to write it. It's not for me to come up with that determination.

"I would never say the FA are institutionally racist. My comments were based on comments to me and Drew Spence and how they handled that. For Martin Glenn to say I should say that in order to get a payment I was contractually agreed to is appalling.

"I did feel that because of the behavior and actions of people like Robert Sullivan who leaked an unpublished part of Katherine Newton's report I felt if I had written the statement it would have been leaked to the press.

"That's what I believed."

Aluko is asked whether she has been paid her £80,000 settlement fee in full.

"No. They wanted to withhold a payment until after the European Championships. The FA have claimed that I was defamatory in a tweet that I sent and on that basis they felt they were legally entitled to withhold the payment. I disagree with that. They were very keen for me to speak freely about the facts of the case.

"I've spoken factually about my views on how the case was handled and on Mark Sampson's behaviour. No-one ever said to me, 'this is how much we'll pay you to be silent'. I would never have agreed to that."