The clip appears to show the group chanting: “We’re racist and that’s the way we like it.”
A video has emerged that appears to show a group of Chelsea fans preventing a black man from getting on a train in Paris.
In the clip, obtained by The Guardian, the group is heard singing: “We’re racist, we’re racist and that’s the way we like it.”
The incident reportedly took place at the Richelieu-Drouot station of the Paris Metro before Chelsea took on Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday night.
Chelsea has responded to the video, saying such behaviour was “abhorrent and has no place in football or society”.
The club added in a statement: “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.”
Paul Nolan, who filmed the incident on his mobile phone, told the Today programme that people on the platform had felt threatened by the “ugly scene”.
“I think there was a certain amount of pack mentality,” he said.
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I was just completely appalled by it and so that's why I tried to catch some of it on my phone, although I was a bit self-conscious as it was getting quite aggressive and I overhead one of the Chelsea fans say something about stabbing someone.
I think he was referring to a Paris Saint-Germain supporter who was on the platform.
A Chelsea fan who uses the Twitter handle @CFCMccoy and claimed to have been on the train at the time of the incident told BuzzFeed News: "The man was trying to get on the train and a few people wouldn't let him on. I personally think it was because he was a PSG fan.
"A lot of people didn't realise what had happened until they saw the video. It happened so quick."
The BBC reported that thousands of Chelsea fans travelled to Paris for the match last night, which ended 1–1.
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