Chelsea has banned three
fans and in search of three others after a video of them racially Mo Salah
emerged.
Chelsea condemned the video
showing what is claimed to be Blues fans in Prague calling Liverpool star
Mohamed Salah “a bomber”.
The Islamophobic slur
attacks one of the Blues’ former players, after 1,000 fans travelled to attend
their Europa League quarter-final clash against Slavia Prague.
The Blues security team
actively tried to prevent the fans in the video from entering the Eden Stadion
and turned three of the six away, as they continue what they describe as a
‘zero tolerance’ stance on racism.
They will look to ban their
supporters if they can identify them and establish for certain that it happened
in Prague ahead of Thursday’s match, as suspected.
“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,” a statement read.
“Such individuals are an
embarrassment to the vast majority of Chelsea supporters who won’t tolerate
them in their club.”
Reacting to the shocking
development, Liverpool released a statement, stating that the behaviour of the
said fan is, unadulterated bigotry. The statement read;
“The video circulating
online, showing vile discriminatory chants being aimed at one of our players,
is dangerous and disturbing,”
“This behaviour needs to be
called out for what it is – unadulterated bigotry.
“As pertains to this latest
incident, the club is working with Merseyside Police to ascertain the facts
around this footage with the aim of identifying individuals featuring in it.
“In addition, we are
working directly with Chelsea Football Club on the matter. We thank them for
their condemnation and a commitment to act urgently to identify any individuals
responsible.”
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