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| Chelsea fans banned over Paris Metro racism | Chelsea fans banned over Paris Metro 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. | 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 what happened 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. | 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". | The French commuter previously said the whole episode was "humiliating". |
| In a statement read out in court, Mr Sylla said he was "violently" forced off the train as Chelsea fans jeered at him. | In a statement read out in court, Mr Sylla said he was "violently" forced off the train as Chelsea fans jeered at him. |
| He said: "I again approached the carriage, explaining to this person I wanted to get back on the train. | He said: "I again approached the carriage, explaining to this person I wanted to get back on the train. |
| "He didn't seem to understand what I said to him, and other supporters behind him were shouting and singing in English. As I don't speak English, I didn't understand what they said." | "He didn't seem to understand what I said to him, and other supporters behind him were shouting and singing in English. As I don't speak English, I didn't understand what they said." |
| "Another person made a sign indicating to the colour of the skin on his face," he said. | "Another person made a sign indicating to the colour of the skin on his face," he said. |
| 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. |
| What are football banning orders? | What are football banning orders? |
| Sources: Gov.co.uk and In Brief | 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. |