Tottenham hit out at fans’ ‘vile’ anti-Semitic chanting
The video, filmed by a passenger on the London Underground, appears to show West Ham supporters chanting anti-Semitic songs before Sunday’s 2-2 draw at White Hart Lane.
The clip shows a group of fans in the Tube chanting: “I’ve got foreskin, how about you? Fucking Jew.”
It comes days after a racist incident involving Chelsea football fans on a Paris Metro train.
Tottenham, which has historic links to the Jewish community, said it hopes those involved are identified and dealt with seriously.
A Spurs spokesman said: “Anti-Semitism in any form is wholly unacceptable and we support all efforts to kick it out of the game.
“We hope that those individuals responsible for this vile behaviour are identified and dealt with in the strongest way possible.”
The footage was uploaded to Twitter by Spurs fan @RomanGeezer, who said: “On the train on the way to the game, West Ham fans break into song in Stamford Hill, a Jewish area, scum.”
Anti-discrimination group Kick It Out contacted police after the footage surfaced. It said in a statement: “Kick It Out has received several reports via social media about the footage and will be liaising with British Transport Police on the matter.
“In addition, we have been informed of a number of anti-Semitic tweets which we are reporting to the police.”
At the weekend, Scotland Yard released images of three men, including a former Northern Ireland police officer, in connection with their investigation into a group of supporters who allegedly pushed a black man off a train and chanted a racist song in the French capital on Tuesday. The incident happened ahead of Chelsea’s clash with Paris St Germain, which ended 1-1.
Online footage showed the commuter — named in reports as Souleymane S — being pushed back onto the platform amid chants of ”we’re racist, we’re racist and that’s the way we like it”.
British Transport Police is investigating the latest incident and said it takes allegations of racism “very seriously”.
