Stoke will continue to seek action against Arsene Wenger over his recent comments about the club.
The Arsenal boss criticised the club’s style of play last month, claiming the likes of Potters defender Ryan Shawcross were turning football into rugby.
Stoke complained to both the Premier League and Football Association about Wenger’s comments, but neither have taken any action against the Frenchman.
However, Potters chief executive Tony Scholes insists the club will not give up and will pursue the matter further.
He said: “Many of you will have seen the comments made by Arsene Wenger in which he was critical of the club generally and Ryan Shawcross in particular.
“We have written to him objecting to these comments and have asked for an apology. Much as we respect Arsene Wenger, we cannot allow him to continue criticising us in any way.
“Therefore, in the absence of an apology, we will continue our complaint, even though it has been reported that the FA will take no action.
“We cannot accept that. It is not right that anyone in the game can criticise one of our players with reproach.”