No charge for Bates
29 Sep 2006 - 09:46:34
The Football Association has decided against charging Leeds United chairman Ken Bates with misconduct following a complaint by Chelsea.
Blues officials were furious after their former chairman Bates described the club's current regime as "a bunch of shysters from Siberia".
Chelsea claimed the comment was an attack on the race, religion and nationality of owner Roman Abramovich, who is Russian and Jewish.
Bates strenuously denied that his description of Abramovich was anti-Semitic, and FA officials agreed, ruling he had no case to answer.
The Leeds supremo is currently engaged in a war of words with the Premiership champions, after he accused them of making illegal approaches for three of United's academy players.
The FA and the Premier League are currently investigating his allegations.