Dan Ashworth: FA technical director’s position untenable – Dame Heather Rabbatts

The FA has been heavily criticised for its handling of Aluko’s case, but Glenn was backed by Baroness Campbell on Friday.

Ex-England striker Ian Wright said he “could not work” in the FA in the current climate, while another former England international, Trevor Sinclair, told the BBC trust in the organisation was at an all-time low.

Rabbatts said that tackling the culture at the FA would require “leadership from the top”.

“We have, across 24 men and women’s team, the most amazing diversity. We should all be proud when we look on the field of play,” she said.

“But when you look at the leadership, at the bench, at everybody else, it does not in any way mirror that. That leads to a culture which is closed and where individuals can be subject to, sadly, these sorts of comments and it’s not tackled immediately.”

She added that the FA has to make big changes to encourage more diverse leadership within the body and to address the people who feel fundamentally let down by the body.

“Apologies don’t take us very far, sadly,” she said. “Was there real contrition and sorrow [at the parliamentary inquiry]? I’m not sure I saw that.”