Roberto Firmino cleared by FA over Mason Holgate racism allegations

• It is not sufficient to raise a charge, says governing body
• FA says Holgate made allegation in ‘absolute good faith’

The FA has cleared Roberto Firmino after an investigation into an allegation of discriminatory conduct against the Liverpool forward by Everton’s Mason Holgate.

The governing body said in a statement: “Having considered all of the available evidence, we consider it is not sufficient to raise a charge against Firmino. However, we are completely satisfied that the allegation was made in absolute good faith by Holgate and that there is no suggestion of this being an intentionally false or malicious allegation. We continue to take all allegations of discrimination extremely seriously and would encourage all participants who believe that they have been the subject of or witness to discriminatory abuse to report this through the appropriate channels.”

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