Chelsea, Chelsea, Chelsea...

Racism seems to be sticking to Chelsea Football Club like faeces sticks to a blanket:

• The club captain is currently banned for 4 matches (unbelievably short ban for the offense committed) for calling Anton Ferdinand a "black c**t".
• Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has accused referee Mark Clattenburg of calling him a monkey, with Juan Mata alleging that the referee called him a "Spanish t**t".
• A Chelsea supporter was pictured making monkey gestures to Manchester United's young striker Danny Welbeck.

If Chelsea were disliked before all of these allegations, they are even less popular now. Racism is something that really needs to be stamped out of the game, but unfortunately the game's authorities seem to have their heads buried in the sand, and let's face it, footballers and supporters in the main don't have the intelligence to realise the difference between right and wrong. This is not an excuse, but the culture of a game that believes it is above the law due to the ridiculous amounts of money it pays its participants and generates in general.

Football is a game in crisis due to the seemingly endless scandals, which has also led to members of the England under 21 side being charged by the Serbian FA after their team-mate Danny Rose was racially abused.

Those at the top need to start handing out proper punishments to those who overstep the mark. Life bans for those players (fans already receive this) who are found guilty may actually be a deterrent.