Mikel banned for THREE matches after confronting Clattenburg in dressing room

John Obi Mikel has been hit with a three-match ban for his part in the Mark Clattenburg race row debacle.

The Chelsea midfielder ran into the referee's dressing room at the end of Chelsea's defeat against Manchester United in October and confronted him over an alleged racial slur.

Mikel has also been fined £60,000 after admitting the FA charge of using 'threatening and/or abusive and/or insulting words and/or behaviour'.