'I should have played a more active role to ensure they were handled more respectfully': Ex-England women's boss Mark Sampson apologises to Eniola Aluko and Drew Spence for racially discriminatory comments Ex-England boss Mark Sampson apologised to Eniola Aluko and Drew Spence The ex-women's manager said sorry for past racially discriminatory comments Sampson received a pay-out by the FA last week for being unfairly dismissed He said: 'I don't think the players' complaints were handled with humility'
By Ian Herbert For Mailonline
Published: 19:32 GMT, 21 January 2019 | Updated: 20:14 GMT, 21 January 2019
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The former England women's manager, Mark Sampson, has apologised to players Eniola Aluko and Drew Spence for comments judged to be racially discriminatory and said that they should been treated with more 'humility.'
Sampson, 36, last week received a substantial financial pay-out from the Football Association, in what was acknowledgement that he had been unfairly dismissed at the height of the Aluko controversy.
The Welshman said he will always regret a failure by 'a lot of people' to deal with the players' complaints more effectively.
