Allegations that the Chelsea captain, John Terry, racially abused the Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand on Sunday are being assessed by police after a complaint from a member of the public.
Terry has categorically denied making an alleged racist slur towards Ferdinand during Chelsea's 1-0 Premier League defeat at Loftus Road.
A Metropolitan police spokesman said: "We can confirm that police have been notified of an incident on Sunday 23 October involving alleged racial abuse. This is currently being assessed by officers from Hammersmith and Fulham."
