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A Chelsea fan accused of racially abusing Raheem Sterling will not face prosecution following advice from a lip reader.

The Crown Prosecution Service said today that it had concluded there was not enough evidence to prove the words used were racist.

It was claimed Colin Wing, 60, had called the Manchester City forward a “black c**t” as the star coll­­ected the ball by a corner.

But the BT manager insisted he yelled “Manc c**t” in the video which was posted on social media.

Chelsea suspended four fans from attending matches during the investigation into their behaviour during City’s 2-0 loss at Stamford Bridge in December.

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A CPS spokesman said: “Having carefully reviewed the evidence, including advice from a lip reading expert, we have found insufficient evidence to prove that the words used by one of the individuals were racially aggravated.”

Two others will not be prosecuted for public order offences due to lack of evidence.

“This means no further CPS action can be taken.”

It is understood that England winger Sterling, 24, gave a statement that he hadn’t heard any racist language.

The decision comes a day after the player received a standing ovation as he was presented with a gong at the BT Sport Industry Awards for speaking out on racism.

He has called for tougher sanctions after monkey chants were aimed at Danny Rose during England’s Euro 2020 qualifier in Montenegro last month.

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UEFA today ordered Montenegro to play their next home match behind closed doors and dished out an £18,000 fine to its FA.

Dad-of-two Mr Wing, from Beckenham, South London, lost his job and season ticket over December’s incident.

Afterwards he apologised to Sterling and said: “Even if it wasn’t racist, it’s not

right what I said. I was completely out of order.”

Chelsea continue an internal probe into the incident.

A spokesman said: “We’re unable to comment on an ongoing investigation.”