FA branded institutionally racist

The Football Association has been accused of "institutional racism" for not referring alleged comments by referee Mark Clattenburg to the police. Peter Herbert, chairman of the Society of Black Lawyers, believes the FA has not done enough to investigate a complaint against Clattenburg. "We think the FA is institutionally racist," Herbert told BBC Radio 5 live. But FA chairman David Bernstein responded by calling Herbert's comments "ill-informed and unhelpful".he referee denies using "inappropriate language" towards two Chelsea players. The Metropolitan Police has dropped its own investigation into a complaint, made by the Society of Black Lawyers, that Clattenburg used a racially offensive term during Chelsea's 3-2 defeat at home to Manchester United on 28 October.