‘Racists’ face football ban over train incident

French and British police police are investigating whether a group of Chelsea fans who prevented a black man getting on to a Metro train in Paris can be banned from football.

Footage posted online shows the thugs shouting and gesturing at the man before pushing him out of the carriage when he steps in.

Chelsea have vowed to support criminal prosecutions, but a fan who was on the train claimed the man was pushed because he was a Paris St Germain (PSG) fan rather than for being black.

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