Nigerian midfielder Mikel admitted an FA charge following an incident in the match official's changing room at the end of Chelsea's game against Manchester United on 28 October.
In a personal hearing on Thursday the FA's Independent Regulatory Commission accepted that the player had genuinely believed the referee had racially abused him.
"But for that factor the suspension would have been significantly longer," the FA said in a statement.
The FA has investigated the allegation against Clattenburg and found that there was no case for him to answer.
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Dis is very unfair, is it bcos he is not a man 'u' player?
ReplyDeleteIts because he's a Nigerian!
ReplyDelete2 OF U ARE OUT OF UR SENSES.DO U THINK THAT ENGLAND TAKES RACIAL CASE SO SIMPLE.THEY DID EVERYTHING TO THE TEST OF MIKEL BEFORE HE REALISED HIS MISTAKE.IF U ARE NOT SURE OF SOMTHING,DONT SAY IT.
ReplyDeletehis teammate pushed him to it,saying he heard it. now he's left to face it alone. "when you are in the midst of whites, walk carefully"....racsm
ReplyDeleteI can't believe there are still dumb people commenting here. ( is it bcos he's not a Man U Player)--- stupid talk
ReplyDeleteIs he the only one to be banned for several matches based on whatever allegation. You people always share silly sentiments all bcos its ur club and u want to have it ur way..Please grow up and let Man Utd be!
Nigerian must always have a reason for something that doesn't go their way. Can't u guys just be objective for once? If una sneeze, una go tok say pesin dey col una name for village.
ReplyDeleteIts because he's black
ReplyDeletebcos he is black
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ReplyDeleteHey if you want to know about racsism and how to do it and make out its blacks fault anyway come and live in UK before you mouth off like 9.32 come and taste it for yourself its posion here, blacks will never get a fair hearing in this country they have the most anti racsism laws in the world but hey WE DONT DO RACSISM why so much law then.. well its all for show as is most things british no substance at all just pretence..
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