Daily Mail

FA probing Caribbean accent jibe at Aluko

- By ADAM CRAFTON and IAN HERBERT

THE FA last night launched an investigat­ion into England women’s goalkeepin­g coach Lee Kendall after striker Eni Aluko claimed he used a mock Caribbean accent when speaking to her. It came as it emerged there were no plans to sack any of the senior FA executives who presided over the shambolic racism investigat­ion into the Aluko affair and — astonishin­gly — no board meeting is planned until late next month. As of yesterday morning, Kendall was still with the England women’s squad ahead of tonight’s friendly against France in Valencienn­es. In her evidence to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport’s select committee on Wednesday Aluko claimed that Kendall, a Welshman, repeatedly put on a Caribbean accent when speaking to her. Aluko is of Nigerian heritage. An FA statement said last night: ‘We are investigat­ing Lee Kendall following

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