The Metropolitan Police are no longer investigating a complaint made against referee Mark Clattenburg.
The Society of Black Lawyers asked police to investigate whether there was a racially-aggravated element to the "inappropriate language" Chelsea claim Clattenburg used to John Obi Mikel during last month's game against Manchester United.
But Mikel has not been to the police, and in the absence of any evidence the investigation is no longer active.
A statement from the Met read: "Enquires were made and no victims have come forward. The matter will remain as a recorded incident.
"Without a victim and/or any evidence that any offence has been committed, the matter cannot currently be investigated.
"Clearly if the situation changes and a victim and/or evidence to support the allegation of a crime comes to police attention then further enquiries will, if appropriate, be made."
The Football Association has been conducting interviews as part of its own investigation into the incident though Clattenburg, who denies the allegations, has not been charged with any misconduct offence.
A Chelsea official later told Sky Sports News the FA is the appropriate body to deal with the complaint, and its decision on whether to charge Clattenburg is expected by the end of the week.
what do you think?
Peter Howard
Is anyone honestly surprised apart from a few blinkered Chelsea fans? It was sour grapes and Chelsea should be ashamed at their actions. In their own words " we know what you are "
John Roper
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Jon Pringle
Mikel needs reprimanding for bringing the game into disrepute. You cannot discipline players for alleged rascism and then not do the same to players who choose to play the rascism card to suit their own agendas. This sort of action only harms the game and undermines the true professionals who only want to play the game. YNWA
Mark Ames
John pringle is spot on mikel should be charged as should his club with bringing the game in to disrepute & also for slandering the good name of clattenburg i hope he takes it further & sues mikel & chelsea.As for the society of black lawyers they are a joke organisation a bunch of chancers who are using football as a platform to promote themselves case in point is there recent involvement in attempts to set up a black only players union.The truth needs said but too many people are scared to offend the pc mob in this country & by that i mean racism & discrimination is a 2 way street there would be an outcry if there was a white only players union a white only society of lawyers could you imagine the the merde hitting the fan if a white only federation of police officers was set up.On the subject of the police i wish they would get some backbone & tell the society of black lawyers to refrain from involving themselves in a matter that was nothing to do with them ie no complaint was received from mikel or chelsea therefore there is no investigation or is the society of black lawyers permitted to infer guilt on someone by way of 2nd hand gossip?.
Steve Marshall
7:44pm on 13/11/2012
This is so obvious that chelski are getting the fa back for JT's 4 match ban, clattenburg is a professional who is an asset to the fa.