Extraordinary response to Aluko allegations puts Greg Clarke in line of fire | Daniel Taylor


The curt, dismissive, almost implausible response sent by the FA chairman on receiving an email detailing Eni Aluko’s allegations against Mark Sampson means his appearance in front of MPs may be his final act in the job

“I’ve no idea why you are sending me this. Perhaps you could enlighten me?”

It’s not the response that would ordinarily be expected from the leader of an organisation that purports to take the fight against racism seriously and had just been sent a six-page document claiming that a cover-up involving a racial allegation had taken place within his own structure.

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