Chelsea Mikel gets three-match ban, fined £60,000

LONDON  (AFP) – Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel was on Thursday suspended for three matches and fined £60,000 (74,320 euros) for clashing with match officials following the controversial 3-2 defeat to Manchester United. The match had been overshadowed by accusations that referee Mark Clattenburg had racially abused the Chelsea midfielder.

CAF Unveils Top Three For African Player Of The Year. See them

The confederation of African Football (CAF) announces the top three candidates for this year‘s African player of the year.
Reigning footballer of the year, Ivory coast and Manchester city Midfielder, Yaya Toure is joined by fellow Ivorian and national team Captain, Didier Drogba who plies his trade at Chinese club, Shanghai Shenhua and The Cameroonian and Barcelona midfielder, alexander song.
The winner will be announced later this month on 20th December at the Awards Gala in Accra, Ghana.