Spurs fans defy police warnings with ‘Yid’ chants

Tottenham Hotspur fans have defied police warnings not to use the word “Yid” in chants.

The Metropolitan Police said they were “on the lookout” for football supporters who used the word during yesterday’s home match against West Ham United at White Hart Lane, north London.

Chief superintendent Mick Johnson, the match commander, insisted before the fixture that “racism and offensive language have no place in football”.