Three Chelsea fans turned away from Slavia Prague’s ground after racist Mo Salah chants
THREE Chelsea fans were banned from Slavia Prague’s stadium after being caught on video chanting vile racist abuse towards Mo Salah. The clip shows a group of Blues supporters in a Prague bar singing “Salah is a bomber” to the tune of September by Earth, Wind and Fire. But they were denied entry to the […]
THREE Chelsea fans were banned from Slavia Prague’s stadium after being caught on video chanting vile racist abuse towards Mo Salah.
The clip shows a group of Blues supporters in a Prague bar singing “Salah is a bomber” to the tune of September by Earth, Wind and Fire.
But they were denied entry to the Sinobo Stadium for their teams Europa League game out in the Czech Republic.
It is not known who identified them, but Chelsea are thought to have security and “spotters” with the fans on European trips.
A statement on the shocking video was sent out by Chelsea this evening.
It read: “Chelsea FC finds all forms of discriminatory behaviour abhorrent and where there is clear evidence of Chelsea season ticket holders or members involved in such behaviour, we will take the strongest possible action against them.
We don’t want fans like that anywhere near our game
Anti-racism campaigners Kick It Out
“Such individuals are an embarrassment to the vast majority of Chelsea supporters who won’t tolerate them in their club.”
Some Chelsea fans who watched the clip expressed their horror at the vile slur aimed at the former Stamford Bridge player and current Liverpool star, who is a Muslim from Egypt.
And anti-racism campaigners Kick It Out labelled it a disgrace, writing on Twitter: “It’s not on the terraces, but it’s still a disgrace. We don’t want fans like that anywhere near our game.
“We will be liaising with @ChelseaFC to ensure those involved are identified and punished swiftly and effectively.”
One Chelsea supporter wrote: “This is extremely disgusting and needs addressing by Chelsea.. they don’t represent the true fans of the club.”
‘ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING’
Another said: “We’re not all like this. But all clubs have d***heads like this. I’m a Chelsea fan but I’m nothing like this so please don’t rope the likes of me and the other normal fans I know in with this lot.”
One comment read: “I agree that this is disgusting but that isn’t the entire Chelsea fanbase. There are fans out there that condemn this behaviour.”
A fellow user posted: “Can I just say this is representative of all Chelsea fans. I’m a Blue and I’m not like this nor do I condone it.”
Another said: “As a Chelsea fan myself, this is absolutely disgusting and fellow sensible fans do not represent or promote this part of the fanbase.
“It is shameful we have such w*****s as part of our so-called ‘fanbase’ who use such quotes to describe footballers. Pathetic.”
Chelsea were investigated earlier this year after alleged racist incidents during their Europa League clash against MOL Vidi in Budapest – and were also shown holding up a flag with a Nazi symbol.
The charges were related to antisemitic chanting against Tottenham fans – but were eventually dropped.
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Blues fans were again at the centre of trouble at the end of last year after alleged racist abuse of Man City star Raheem Sterling.
SunSport told you back in October that Chelsea planned to send racist fans on an educational trip to Auschwitz instead of banning them.
And Blues chairman Bruce Buck has said the club “will not rest” until they eliminate discrimination from the fanbase altogether.
More to follow…