The FA has confirmed there will be “no further action” taken against Sheffield Wednesday midfielder Jose Semedo following an investigation into an alleged spitting incident.
Boro captain Grant Leadbitter reacted angrily to an incident 20 minutes into the second half of Saturday’s match at Hillsborough, before furiously complaining to referee Stephen Martin.
Both managers said they hadn’t seen the clash between the midfield pair when quizzed in their post-match interviews, but earlier this week Aitor Karanka said Boro were considering taking action over the alleged incident.
However, an email seen by The Gazette which was sent this afternoon from The FA says that no further action will be taken against the Owls midfielder.
It reads: “Having consulted fully with the match officials in relation to this allegation we are satisfied that this incident was seen and dealt with at the time and therefore we are satisfied that no further action is required.”
Yesterday, The FA confirmed it was aware of the complaint and pledged to look into it, before making a decision on any potential action.
When asked about the issue in his press conference earlier this week, Karanka said: “We are going to work (on it) but I prefer not to say anything because I don’t know what the steps are here and can’t say one thing because maybe I make a mistake.
Grant and the club are working and let’s see but I prefer not to say anything.”
Although Karanka refused to comment on the incident directly on Saturday, he did say that Leadbitter’s complaints couldn’t have stemmed from nothing.
“Grant, I know him, he is a very good lad, a very good player, a very good character and if he did say something like that it is because something has happened but I can’t say what happened because I don’t know,” said the Boro boss.
Semedo did receive a yellow card during Wednesday’s victory over Boro for a separate incident in which Lee Tomlin was also booked.
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