Sports - Chelsea's John Mikel Obi Banned For 3 Games And Fined £60,000 By English FA
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Chelsea and Nigeria Midfielder John Obi Mikel suspended for 3 games by the English FA for actions in the match official's changing room after Man Utd match.
Chelsea's John Mikel Obi has been given a three-match ban and fined £60,000 by the Football Association for threatening referee Mark Clattenburg.
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.
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.
