Friday, 23 November 2012

Clattenburg cleared over Chelsea complaint

The FA will take no action against referee Mark Clattenburg over a complaint made by Chelsea that he racially abused one of their players.
After an investigation the FA decided that there was “no case to answer” over the allegation that Clattenburg said “shut up you monkey” to midfielder John Obi Mikel.
The FA said the complaint, which was made by fellow midfielder Ramires, was made in good faith.
Is there an initiative at Chelsea that all employees, players, coaches, backroom staff, directors and of course the owner must do all they can to turn Chelsea into the laughing stock of the Premier League, because that’s what’s happening.
There was very little justification for the managerial sackings made by Abramovich, but he could point to the fact that the managers he let go never won the Champions League, and yet he sacks Di Matteo who won the competition after only a few months in charge.
Yes they won’t be winning it again this season, but no team has defended the trophy in the Champions League era not even the Barcelona team recognised as one of, if not the, greatest ever.
Di Matteo’s sacking was laughable enough, and yet Chelsea have really gone that extra mile by accusing a referee of racially abusing one of their players.
It sounded absurd when I first heard it and it has got progressively more ridiculous as the details have been revealed, if Clattenburg abused Mikel then why didn’t he do something on the pitch when it happened, and then after the game why was it his team mate who made a complaint and not him.
The FA can really take a lead and make an example of Chelsea here and punish them to show that you can’t do what you like and expect to get away with it, because their behaviour has been appalling.

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