Footage of Chelsea fans singing 'racist' songs emerges

Chelsea's image is taking a hammering. Credit: PA

Chelsea fans are at the centre of a new racism storm after video emerged of supporters mocking the recent racist incident on a Paris Metro.

Supporters were caught on camera singing "n****r on the door" in reference to the incident in the French capital, when fans refused to let a black man board an underground train.

In addition to their racist chanting, those on a packed train were recorded singing antisemitic songs directed at Spurs after beating their London rivals in the League Cup final on Sunday.

Fans also chanted "John Terry is a racist, a racist, a racist" in reference to the club captain being banned for racially abusing Anton Ferdinand in 2012,.

Three Asian women and a black man left the carriage on the London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly train while the fans continued with their heinous chanting.

There was further antisemitic chanting against Spurs fans, who are historically connected to the Jewish community, with fans on the train heard singing "Spurs are on their way to Auschwitz, Hitler's gonna gas them again".

Fans referred to John Terry's racism. Credit: PA

A member of the public filmed the clip after being shocked by the behaviour of others on the train.

The passenger said: "It was 90 minutes of hell. No-one dared confront them. Passengers just had to sit there and listen. It was horrible.

"They didn't kick anybody off the train physically but three Asian girls and a black man were forced to leave the carriage through fear and disgust of the racist men.

"I didn't think people could still be like that in this day and age."

  • Fans were recently filmed on the Paris Metro singing similar chants and pushing a black man off the train - Guardian News & Media Ltd

At one stage a member of the chanters said "somebody might be filming us" before immediately stopping their singing.

British Transport Police (BTP) took the fans in question off the train at Stoke-on-Trent at 10.30pm.

Upon realising they were being filmed when being questioned by police on the platform a fan of around 50 snarled at the camera and a young fan stuck two fingers up and swore.

British Transport Police are investigating. Credit: PA

BTP said no arrests have been made but are hoping to review the passenger's footage.

A spokesman said: "We will be looking at it as part of our investigation. But we would ask anyone else with footage or information to come forward."

Chelsea said in a statement: "We are assisting British Transport Police with enquiries and will be circulating the footage among our security staff to try to identify those concerned."