Blues escape FA action
21 Mar 2007 - 17:18:31
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- Blues escape FA action
The Football Association have confirmed that no action will be taken against Didier Drogba or any of his Chelsea team-mates following the ugly scenes that marred Monday's FA Cup sixth round replay success at Tottenham Hotspur.
Newspaper reports had suggested the FA could take action against the Ivory Coast international for aiming a kick at a pitch invader after Chelsea's 2-1 victory at White Hart Lane.
Spurs stewards were holding down the fan at the time after he ran on to the pitch at the final whistle and attempted to punch Drogba's team-mate Frank Lampard.
Ashley Cole was also involved in the ugly incident with the pitch invader, who has since been handed a life ban from White Hart Lane and will appear at Haringey Magistrates after being charged with encroaching onto the pitch.
However, the FA have confirmed that no action will be taken after studying video footage of the incident.
"We have looked at all the available video footage and there will be no formal disciplinary action against any players," confirmed an FA spokesman.