An incident, captured in video footage in
the Paris metro, that shows Chelsea fans pushing a black man off a train and chanting
"we're racist". Chelsea
Football Club have condemned this incident.
The
video was filmed before Chelsea's Champions League match against Paris St Germain at the Parc
des Princes stadium in Paris.
& said "Such behavior is abhorrent and has no place in football or society," the club
said in a statement in response to the reports. Club also added "We
will support any criminal action against those involved, and should evidence
point to involvement of Chelsea season-ticket holders or members the club will
take the strongest possible action against them, including banning
orders."
The footage, posted on the website of the Guardian newspaper, shows a black man trying to
squeeze onto a busy train at the Richelieu-Drouot metro stop only to be pushed
back repeatedly by a group of men. The
men can be heard chanting "we're racist, we're racist, and that's the way
we like it".
The French police were
investigating the incident. The man who filmed the video, told media the Chelsea fans
in the metro carriage had seemed "very aggressive" and it was an
"ugly scene".
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