John Obi Mikel Deleted His Twitter Account after Racist Abuse

After what many perceived as his role in the Chelsea's Champion League 2-2 draw against Juventus,he took to twitter to apologize for the mistake which led to the equalizer" "If I want to make up an excuse, I can. But, for me, I gave the ball away. I put my hands up, we move on. I'm sorry about the mistake, but there are no excuses."

Chelsea fans were however enraged and rained racial abuses on him,prompting him to delete his official twitter account @Mikel12Official which he just opened 3 month ago

Chelsea however released a statement

"We've informed the police and support taking the strongest possible action," said Chelsea, adding the abuse is "totally unacceptable and disgusting".