Just 24-hours after news of his new five-year deal at the club, John Obi Mikel has been hit with a three-match ban following an incident in the official’s changing room in the aftermath of our 3-2 Premier League defeat against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge in October.
The Nigerian midfielder already confessed that he had confronted referee Mark Clattenburg after the game had finished and the Independent Regulatory Commission have ruled that the player is to be fined £60,000 and will miss Chelsea’s fixtures against Sunderland and Aston Villa on the league, as well as our trip to Leeds United in the Capital One Cup. The panel revealed that the ban would have been significantly longer, only Mikel believed he had been racially abused by Clattenburg.
So, it seems as though Mikel will be out until Boxing Day, with the exception of the World Club Cup, which certainly presents Oriol Romeu with an opportunity, especially as the former Barcelona man has featured a little more since Rafa Benitez was appointed interim boss.
Anyway, the FA statement on the matter read:
“Chelsea’s John Obi Mikel has been given a three-match suspension to begin with immediate effect and fined £60,000 following an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing today [Thursday 6 December 2012].
“Mikel had requested a personal hearing after admitting an FA charge of using threatening and/or abusive and/or insulting words and/or behavior.
“The breach of FA Rule E3 was in relation to an incident which occurred in the match official’s changing room at the end of Chelsea’s fixture against Manchester United on 28 October 2012.
“The Regulatory Commission’s independent chairman Christopher Quinlan QC emphasized that the Independent Regulatory Commission accepted, as did The FA, that at the time he threatened the referee the player genuinely believed that the referee had racially abused him.
“But for that factor the suspension would have been significantly longer.”
TALK ABOUT A MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTIVE.
A multi millionaire footballer attempts to not only ruin the career of one of the worlds top referees, he falsely attempts to label the referee a racist! THIS IS ATTEMPTED REVERSE RACISM IN EFFECT.
The paltry sum John Obi Mikel was fined is nowhere near realistic. The THRRE WEEKS BAN is grossly inadequate. Any ban for such a heinous attempt to ruin a mans career, with REVERSE RACISM, should have been commensurate with the effect on the referees career, life and reputation.
AN ABSOLUTE MINIMUM SUSPENSIUON SHOULD HAVE BEEN 18 MONTHS TOTAL BAN FROM PLAYING AND/OR TRAINING FOR/WITH ANY OTHER TEAM.
What this reprehensible excuse for a human being did/attempted to do is unforgivable.
The UEFA & FIFA must step in to ensure justice is done, the F.A have not ensured justice for the referee. Shame on you so called “Independent Regulatory Commissioners” YOU are all just a culpable as Obi Mikel.
At least The referee, Mr Clattenberg can seek restitution through the legal system in this country.
In passing, my hearty congratulations to the royal couple Prince William & the Duchess of Cambridge on the announcement of the pregnancy of Kate.
U are an idiot…on what ground was clatanburg accused…simply for racial language…as far as d investigation went..mikel was fined for attackin d referee…and not for false accusation…stupid racist.
I dont know why bloody racists like u re allowed to post comment on this site… You can go and sue the F A for improper discharge of duty and hang yourself if they fail to ban Mikel for life, STUPID GOON.
Bred Red do you know how stupid you sound? Firstly,Mikel didn’t hear it himself. Other player/s did and told the club. ChelseaFC then went on to report it. If ChelseaFC kept quiet,it would have been like a cover up. Mikel doesn’t deserve this ban and fine because he did nothing wrong but what can we do when the FA sucks up to Manchester United cunts. Clattenburg said it or he didnt,nobody know for sure but let me tell you something. Clattenburg killed the game off in favour of Manchester United cunts. Do you remember the game against Liverpool where Jonjo Shelvey got a red card? Didn’t both Evans and Shelvey made tackles with feet in the air and studs up? Amazingly Shelvey was the only one punished with a red and I understand why he went off pointing fingers at old red nose. Manchester United are cheaters and is a disgrace to football. What goes around comes around and all this crap will be revealed eventually. Fuck you.