Racists force Mikel off Twitter

Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Obi has reacted to recent racist abuse

Posted: 21 September 2012 Time: 10:57 am

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Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Obi has reacted to recent racist abuse from fans by shutting down his Twitter account.

The Nigerian international midfielder was recently hit with a barrage of vulgar and racist abuse from angry fans; following his error which enabled Juventus score an equalizer in their 2-2 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in their opening group game of the Uefa Champions League.

The 25-year old was subsequently forced to delete his profile from the social micro-blogging site as a result.

Chelsea has voiced their support for the player by condemning the racist abuse on twitter and drawing the attention of the Police to the recent development.

"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," read a statement from the club.

Mikel on his part has long accepted responsibility for his error and apologised saying: "If I want to make up an excuse, I can. But, for me, I gave the ball away. I put my hands up, we move on.

"I'm sorry about the mistake, but there are no excuses."

Mikel has now joined the like of Everton's Darron Gibson who was forced to quit twitter after receiving abuse from mischief makers.

Article by: Uche George Egbe

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The_Assassin_of_Orlando_Mamadou_Straighte
posted: 11:22 am
Come back to play in Africa Obie - Pirates is a good team, we can negotiate an acceptable salary, give you a piece of land and a good Makoti...
Mbhebhisto
posted: 11:23 am
hard Luck Obi. If it was Pierats players they were going to receive letters after 2 months of the incident as they dont know any social networks. Still depending on Post. poor Rats.
I hate all Gorillas
Mriyo (Roger De Sa a coach my a$$)
posted: 12:20 pm
This guy n that John Terry are the worst players at Chelsea but how thiz whites r quick to use the racist language towards Obi but keep quiet when Terry does sum.
EDDIE 4 KHOSI
posted: 12:25 pm
How long should AFRICAN players be subjected to this racist and abusive behaviour by their fans, who are mostly white?..they can't even protect their fellow players against other dick-heads from opposition fans just because they are different from their pigmentation,we always talk talk but no action,African players should just withdraw their participation from the ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE
oga
posted: 01:24 pm
Good for him, useless player. Ol'boy you're on your own O! Keshi should not touch this lazy footballer with a long pole because he won't measure up to the new standard you've set for the Super Eagles. Let him continue to play his two penny football at Chelsea.
0760910382
posted: 01:31 pm
White people will never woke up like black people is either u like it or not.
Wizz101
posted: 01:46 pm
Funny how quick they realize that we r black when things get tough. Drogba won Chelsea both FA and UCL, and guess hat color he is
Anonymous
posted: 01:47 pm
Mikel misplaced a pass, Juve traded a few passes after that to score yet Mikel 's been overly derided. He made a mistake that could be been zipped. This lad 'll never fulfil his real potentials in Chelsea. My advice is; stick in there brother racism or no racism n play the Chelsea money. We ll gladly welcome u back to Enugu or Jos in 10yrs. It's only Chelsea ff sake!
clever
posted: 01:58 pm
Oh God have mercy! When will"mikel" ever stop given back pass. whilst other defensive midfielders are moving foward to score"mikel" is jux trying to be too 'obedient' that he has lost his sense of attacking.GOD bless and help mikel obi
Mriyo (Roger De Sa a coach my a$$)
posted: 02:17 pm
John Obi Mikel is just overated n using this racism for pitty n fame.I hv never liked him n why Michael Essein ws loaned out insted of this jerk is beyond me.I wud hv prefered Alex Song to be signed but whoeva signs players at Chelsea is smoking weed full time.
Spoton
posted: 03:02 pm
I dont rate this player, he is so average. Defensive midfielders like Song, Yaya Toure and co are more adventorous than him. It is like he is too scared to contribute to the attack. There is no excuse for the racism though.
The Ghost rider
posted: 11:12 am
I still don't understand how come Mikel was/is preferred that Essien. Frankly, Essien is far better than Obi but he was loaned out, why?
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