Chelsea Football Club believes there is no foundation whatsoever to the claims that the incident which occurred after the Manchester United match on April 26 involved comments based on nationality or race, which has led to a Football Association charge today (Friday, July 18) against one of our employees.

Chelsea FC condemns all forms of discrimination in football and society. Such allegations against our club are extremely serious and Chelsea will not be making any further comment until we have assessed all the implications of the charge.

Patrice Evra of Manchester United was also charged with improper conduct today after the altercation which took place at Stamford Bridge.