You knew this was coming, in some way shape or form, eventually, and it’s the West Ham United supporters who stepped up and made the parody.
This past week, a black man now identified as Souleymane S, was abused by Chelsea Football Club supporters at a Paris metro station before a Champions League game against Paris Saint-Germain. A small group of Chelsea FC supporters prohibited Souleymane from entering a Paris subway train and then sang “we’re racist and that’s the way we like it.” Video of this incident went viral).
Here are the latest updates on the how the police investigation and man hunt for the suspects involved.
And here is the Vine, which has now closing in on a million loops, of the West Ham United fans antagonizing the Chelsea supporters. Since a metro train is involved, it bears noting that the home grounds for Chelsea and West Ham United are just an hour away on the London tube.
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