Chelsea have banned one of their supporters from Stamford Bridge for life after he was found guilty of racially abusing Raheem Sterling.
The Manchester City winger was the subject of vile abuse, caught on camera, during the Blues' 2-0 last December.
"While the club respects the decision of the CPS (not to charge the individual with a criminal offence), the question that it had to determine was not whether a criminal offence had been committed, but rather whether the individual acted in breach of the ticketing terms and conditions," a club statement read.
"In this regard, the club operates to the civil standard of proof, which is entirely different to the criminal standard.
"In reaching its decision, the club took into account the denial made by the individual as well as a range of other evidence, including video evidence and evidence from two lip-reading experts - both of whom advised that the individual had used words that are racially abusive."
