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| Four Chelsea fans banned over Paris racism | Four Chelsea fans banned over Paris racism |
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| Four Chelsea fans accused of refusing to allow a black man on to the Paris Metro have been banned from attending football matches for up to five years. | Four Chelsea fans accused of refusing to allow a black man on to the Paris Metro have been banned from attending football matches for up to five years. |
| Richard Barklie, from Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland, and Joshua Parsons and William Simpson, both from Surrey, were banned for five years at Stratford Magistrates' Court. | Richard Barklie, from Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland, and Joshua Parsons and William Simpson, both from Surrey, were banned for five years at Stratford Magistrates' Court. |
| Jordan Munday, from Sidcup in Kent, was banned for three years. | |
| They were told they could not attend games at home or abroad. | They were told they could not attend games at home or abroad. |
| District Judge Gareth Branston said: "Racist hatred was displayed by Chelsea fans on the Paris Metro that evening." | District Judge Gareth Branston said: "Racist hatred was displayed by Chelsea fans on the Paris Metro that evening." |
| He told the court the incident had "tarnished the reputation of English football in Europe". | He told the court the incident had "tarnished the reputation of English football in Europe". |
| Violence flared when Chelsea fans were in the French capital to watch the west London club's Champions League match against Paris St-Germain on 17 February. | |
| Afterwards video surfaced showing Frenchman Souleymane Sylla pushed off the train amid chants of "we're racist and that's the way we like it". | Afterwards video surfaced showing Frenchman Souleymane Sylla pushed off the train amid chants of "we're racist and that's the way we like it". |
| The French commuter previously said the whole episode was "humiliating". | |
| Barklie, 50, of Victoria Street in Carrickfergus, a director with the World Human Rights Forum, had admitted twice pushing Mr Sylla, but blamed the Parisian for using "aggression" and shouting. | Barklie, 50, of Victoria Street in Carrickfergus, a director with the World Human Rights Forum, had admitted twice pushing Mr Sylla, but blamed the Parisian for using "aggression" and shouting. |
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| Sources: Gov.co.uk and In Brief | |
| The judge, however, said Barklie, a former policeman, "proved to be a menace" and had "demonstrated aggressive, disorderly conduct". | The judge, however, said Barklie, a former policeman, "proved to be a menace" and had "demonstrated aggressive, disorderly conduct". |
| He said Parsons played a leading role too and displayed "aggressive and disorderly conduct as part of a pack of Chelsea fans". | He said Parsons played a leading role too and displayed "aggressive and disorderly conduct as part of a pack of Chelsea fans". |
| It was heard Parsons later lost his job at a Mayfair financial company as a result of his involvement. | It was heard Parsons later lost his job at a Mayfair financial company as a result of his involvement. |
| Another Chelsea supporter, Dean Callis, 32, of Liverpool Road, Islington, received a five-year banning order ahead of the court hearing for a number of incidents, including the one in Paris, Scotland Yard confirmed. | Another Chelsea supporter, Dean Callis, 32, of Liverpool Road, Islington, received a five-year banning order ahead of the court hearing for a number of incidents, including the one in Paris, Scotland Yard confirmed. |