Southampton players mobbed referee Mark Clattenburg when he pointed to the spot in the third minute of stoppage time. ...
11:51 PM, Mar 12, 2013
Mancini has questioned Clattenburg's handling of an incident that led to Gareth Barry being given a one match ban. ...
05:01 PM, Dec 15, 2012
Mikel was banned for three matches and fined 60,000 pounds for confronting an EPL referee in the official's changing room. ...
09:34 AM, Dec 07, 2012
Chelsea have expressed regret over their handling of allegations against referee Mark Clattenburg. ...
11:32 PM, Nov 27, 2012
London: Referee Mark Clattenburg was cleared on Thursday by the English Football Association of using racist language toward a Chelsea player during a Premier League match. Chelsea midfielder Ramires said he heard Clattenburg tell teammate John Obi Mikel "shut up you monkey" during the Oct. 28 match against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge, but the FA decided there was no evidence to back up the accusation. "The FA has concluded...
11:16 PM, Nov 22, 2012
London: London's Metropolitan Police have dropped an investigation into a complaint made against referee Mark Clattenburg for alleged inappropriate language towards a Chelsea player last month. The European champions lodged a complaint with the FA over language allegedly directed at their Nigeria midfielder John Obi Mikel by Clattenburg during the home Premier League defeat by Manchester United on October 28. That prompted the Society of Black Lawyers to lodge a...
10:07 AM, Nov 14, 2012
London: Police say a man has been arrested for making an alleged racist gesture during a League Cup match between Chelsea and Manchester United. A spectator sat in the Chelsea supporters' end was pictured making a monkey gesture during the home side's 5-4 extra-time victory over United last Wednesday in the round of 16. The Metropolitan Police said on Monday that a 28-year-old man "was arrested on suspicion of a...
11:42 PM, Nov 05, 2012
London: The Premier League referee embroiled in English football's latest racism feud has been omitted from officiating duties for the second straight weekend. Mark Clattenburg has been accused by Chelsea of using "inappropriate language" toward midfielder John Obi Mikel in a league match against Manchester United on Oct. 28. The matter is being investigated by the police and The Football Association. Mike Riley, general manager of the organization that looks...
10:33 PM, Nov 05, 2012
London: Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson stirred the pot in the latest racism storm to hit English soccer on Friday when he dismissed Chelsea's allegations that referee Mark Clattenburg racially abused two of their players last week. Former Chelsea player Paul Elliott, the club's first black captain, also cast doubt on the club's claims that have put racism on the back pages again. Chelsea lodged an official complaint to the...
08:14 PM, Nov 02, 2012
London: Just as English football was slowly recovering from a divisive, year-long racism saga, the Premier League has been plunged into renewed controversy. And, yet again, the accusation being leveled is linked to racism " a problem thought to have been largely eradicated from English football in the 1990s. The new allegation appears unprecedented for the world's richest football league: Chelsea claims the referee used "inappropriate language" toward two players...
09:07 AM, Oct 30, 2012
London: Chelsea accused referee Mark Clattenburg of using "inappropriate language" at two players during Sunday's Premier League match against Manchester United, and lodged an official complaint with the Football Association. Clattenburg sent off two Chelsea players in the 3-2 loss to United at Stamford Bridge and allowed a contentious late winning goal to striker Javier Hernandez, who appeared to be offside when he scored. "We have lodged a complaint to...
08:59 AM, Oct 29, 2012
