Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck says his club had no choice but
to pursue a claim of racial abuse after he three times reportedly asked the
players involved "if they might have heard 'Mikel' instead of
'monkey'" from referee Mark Clattenburg.
Buck told the London Evening Standard that Chelsea
was obliged to report to the Football Association once that was denied. The
players involved are believed to be black midfielders John Obi Mikel and
Ramires.
Buck says "the reaction has been very unfair" as
"I felt we had the moral high ground," adding if the club had done
nothing then "if that had leaked out, we would've really been
crucified."
Buck says Chelsea
they are not being "hypocritical" despite backing captain John Terry
when he served a ban for racially abusing an opponent.
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