Five Chelsea fans will contest the implementation of football banning orders for their suspected involvement in an incident where a black man was blocked from boarding a subway train in Paris.
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The fans attended a magistrates’ court in London on Wednesday for a preliminary hearing after being served with summons by police, who are applying for banning orders to be imposed.
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Prosecutor Ian Rees Phillips told the court that the five men opposed the banning orders, which would prevent them from traveling to matches at home and abroad. A full hearing will take place on July 15-16.
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The incident on the subway occurred before a Champions League match between Chelsea and Paris Saint-German. Several Chelsea supporters were filmed chanting: “We’re racist, we’re racist and that’s the way we like it.”
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