UPDATE: Chelsea release statement on this incident, take swift action.
Viewer disclaimer advised, this is one of the most offensive sports related videos that I’ve seen in a very long time. British police are investigating this group of disgusting and bigoted Chelsea FC fans for their deplorable and inexcusable actions.
The Guardian posted a video that shows a group of soccer fans who push an unidentified black man off a packed metro train at a Paris station.
We found this via NPR:
After prohibiting the man from entering the train car, the Chelsea FC fans sang: “We’re racist, we’re racist, and that’s the way we like it.”
Chelsea FC (who hail from London for readers who are newer to the sport) were in the French capital to take on Paris St. Germain in the Champions League.
The BBC reports that London’s Metropolitan Police is taking the incident “very seriously.” It’s really frightening to think that something like this can still occur today in 2015. Adding to the disgrace is the fact that such a socially regressive scene occurred in one of the world’s most enlightened cities; and perpetrated by a group of men representing another one of the world’s most progressive places.
Chelsea FC is suspending three people from Stamford Bridge after investigations into incident on the Paris Metro… https://t.co/fojZcP6Qqk
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) February 19, 2015
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