RATCLIFFE AVOIDS AN FA CHARGE

SIR JIM RATCLIFFE has avoided an FA charge relating to his controversial comments about immigration.

- BY JEREMY CROSS

Instead, the governing body have written to Ratcliffe (below) to remind of his responsibilities as a participant in English football, when taking part in media interviews.

The FA had been examining whether the Manchester United co-owner's comments brought the game into disrepute.

Ratcliffe sparked outrage when he claimed in an interview that immigrants had "colonised" the UK.