More from Eni Aluko: "Everything I put in the report I was thinking, 'Can I prove this?'

"I think I made it clear who Drew Spence was short of using her name. When I had the first meeting with Dan Ashworth and Rachel Brace we were non prescriptive. I said it's up to the FA to ask Drew. I categorically did not say Drew Spence refused to be interviewed with any investigations.

"Let's say I had though: is it not prudent to pick up the phone, call Drew and ask her to confirm that? That's what I would have done. I have a legal background but it's a quite basic thing. I would have done that in the first investigation and in Katherine Newton's second investigation.

"Katherine Newton would have been instructed that she does not want to be interviewed but that is not the case."

Did the FA give Aluko an itemised response to her complaints?

"No, and we asked for one repeatedly. They failed to give me a response. They were very keen to say there was no wrongdoing without looking at the video response. They hadn't spoken to Lianne Sanderson, even though I was clear that Lianne had had issues in that team. We didn't get to the point of talking about itemised issues because they'd already dismissed the complaint."

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Aluko is asked about her allegedly not wanting Drew Spence to be involved.

"That's not true. I think it's an attempt for the FA to blame me. I said it was up to the FA to ask Drew whether she wanted to be part of the investigation. I categorically didn't say that she did not want to take part."

Aluko is asked about the FA's investigation.

"I couldn't tell you today what the whistleblowing procedure is in the FA. I spoke to Dan Ashworth, 'I'm struggling, I would like to have a meeting with you about how Mark Sampson is treating me'. That meeting never materialised. Had I not been asked to be part of the culture review, I don't know what I would have done. There is no process. That's very much how it felt."

Eni Aluko is asked if it felt like a fairly lonely process where she had to challenge the FA.

"I certainly felt isolated in terms of the process," Aluko says. "I didn't want it to be as adversary as it became - the FA versus Aluko if you like. I have had a very good relationship with the FA up until two years ago. That disappointments me.

"In terms of support from the Professional Footballers' Association I feel I have had unwavering support. Without their support I would not be sat here and probably would not have got the result I got today."

More from Eni Aluko: "I'd like to say thank you to inviting me in today I appreciate the opportunity to speak openly and freely and I'm happy to be here In terms of my response.

"I only saw the report an hour ago so haven't had the opportunity to read everything. I went straight to the conclusion and saw Katherine Newton had made a determination both comments made were in breach of.

"My emotion is just relief as it's been a long process getting to this point I'm not architect or engineer of this situation I've been put in it. I feel vindicated in honesty with the truth. I'm a human being and I feel relieved. It suggests it was kind of all worth it going through the trouble and having it vindicated."

Eni Aluko tells the committee that she feels "vindicated and relieved" and that today's report "suggests it was all worth it".

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After new evidence, Katharine Newton says Sampson TWICE made DISCRIMINATORY “ill-judged attempts at humour”, but concludes he is NOT racist.

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The committee members are taking their seats.

As below, Eni Aluko will speak first.

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As mentioned below, the committee is chaired by Conservative MP Damian Collins. It's other members are:

• Julie Elliott (Lab)
• Paul Farrelly (Lab)
• Simon Hart (Con)
• Julian Knight (Con)
• Ian C. Lucas (Lab)
• Christian Matheson (Lab)
• Brendan O'Hara (SNP)
• Rebecca Pow (Con)
• Jo Stevens (Lab)
• Giles Watling (Con)

Mr Collins has previously said there should be an independent assessment of the Football Association for the events that led to Mark Sampson being sacked.

Damian Collins MP, chair of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee that is questioning the Football Association bosses on sport governance, had this to say recently:

"Following the sacking of the England Women's coach, Mark Sampson, the Football Association must explain why it took so long to look into issues raised about the coach's past. Why was he appointed in the first place? Why didn’t senior officials refer back to this information when a player stepped forward with serious allegations? Players have a reasonable right to expect their concerns will be taken seriously.

"The Committee will ask why senior leadership at the FA failed to act without prompting from external organisations. This raises serious questions about their capacity to run internal investigations."

Eni Aluko also claimed Mark Sampson asked mixed-race England midfielder Drew Spence whether she had been arrested during a tournament in 2015, a claim he also denied.

Spence subsequently submitted evidence to support the allegation, forcing the FA to reopen the investigation, and barrister Katharine Newton has now decided whether that is enough for her to change her original verdict - or clear Sampson for a third time.

Her updated report will be published at the start of the hearing.

Eni Aluko has not added to her 102 England caps since making her claims in 2016 as part of an FA inquiry into its management culture.

The 30-year-old accused Sampson of belittling her, making racist remarks to both her (in the form of a comment about her Nigerian family and the Ebola virus) and a team-mate. Aluko also said she suffered "victimisation as a result of reporting discrimination".

Sampson, 34, said his conscience was clear, and denied being a racist.

Aluko subsequently reached a settlement of about £80,000 with the FA, which insisted it was to avoid the threat of an employment tribunal disrupting the England squad's preparations for Euro 2017.

Following an internal review that cleared Sampson, barrister Katharine Newton reached the same conclusion, but the FA faced calls for a more thorough investigation after it emerged key witnesses had not been interviewed.

Here's when the witnesses are speaking at the hearing:

At 14:30 BST.

• Eniola Aluko (Chelsea Ladies and England women's footballer)

At 15:30 BST:

• Lianne Sanderson (England women's footballer)

At 16:00 BST

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

On a day of potentially huge significance for the reputation of the governing body and its most senior officials, the FA will also reveal the findings of barrister Katharine Newton's reopened investigation into the claims, after hearing new evidence.

Mark Sampson, who denies the allegations and was cleared of discrimination by two inquiries, was sacked last month for "inappropriate and unacceptable behaviour" in a previous job.

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Good afternoon.

Football Association bosses will soon face a parliamentary inquiry over the investigations into former England women's boss Mark Sampson's alleged racism and bullying of Eniola Aluko.

The Chelsea Ladies striker - and her ex-England team-mate Lianne Sanderson - have also been invited to give evidence to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee from 14:30 BST.

FA chairman Greg Clarke, chief executive Martin Glenn, technical director Dan Ashworth and human resources director Rachel Brace will then answer questions from MPs.

We're signing off for now.

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