Chelsea has asked the police to take
“the strongest possible action” against those who racially abused Super Eagles
midfielder, John Mikel Obi on Twitter.
Mikel removed his Twitter profile
from the social networking site less than 24 hours after his mistake cost
Chelsea victory in the opening match of their Champions League defence against
Juventus.
The 25-year-old Nigerian
international, who apologised for the error, immediately after the game deleted
the ‘Mikel12Official’ account he had set up during the team’s pre-season tour
of the US.
In a statement published on their
website, the London club stated, “We’ve been made aware of racist tweets
targeted at Mikel which are totally unacceptable, disgusting and abhorrent.
“We’ve informed the police and
support taking the strongest possible action.”
Mikel is expected to be in the thick
of action again when Chelsea take on Stock City Saturday in an English Premier
League game.
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