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Chelsea have been punished and fined £30,000 for failing to control their players in the match at Old Trafford against Man Utd. The Blues had John Obi Mikel sent off in the match.
The club had admitted the charge, which related to the conduct of Chelsea players towards referee Mike Dean following the sending-off of Mikel on Sept 23.
Obi was red carded in the first half of his side's 2-0 defeat for a studs-first challenge on United defender Patrice Evra.
The Football Association Regulatory Commission hearing also fined Blues' assistant first-team coach Steve Clarke £5,000 - suspended until the end of the season - after he admitted a charge of using abusive and/or insulting words towards the match officials at the end of the same match.
The commission took into account Clarke's exemplary record over 20 years in football - but like the club, he was also severely censured and warned as to his future conduct.
Midfielder Mikel served a three-match ban immediately after the FA rejected an appeal against his red card.
Written by majicka
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