 The FA were compelled to pay the compensation of £40,000 by the DCMS select committee of MPS and the sports minister and eventually backed down to make the payment.The Football Association later publicly apologised to Aluko after the same barrister found racist remarks were made to her and teammate Drew Spence, following a third investigation.Mark Sampson also apologised to Aluko and Drew Spence for the racist comments that he initially denied and refuted.