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Source: TimesFootage of West London club’s followers singing racist and anti-semitic songs provokes official complaint from rivalsTottenham Hotspur have made a complaint to Chelsea after about 50 of the West London club’s fans were filmed making racist and anti-Semitic chants before their 2-1 victory away to Stoke City last month.Chelsea have said that the footage, which shows only the faces of a handful of supporters, has been passed on to police and they have confirmed that they will ban any supporter who can be identified and is found guilty.Clips of the incident were posted on the YouTube website. They show a group of Chelsea fans chanting anti-Semitic songs while standing on the concourse of the Britannia Stadium.There has been a storm of protest from Tottenham supporters to their club, Chelsea and the FA, the last of which has launched a crackdown on the behaviour of supporters after several ugly incidents this season. The FA could request that Stoke City make available all CCTV footage of the incident.Chelsea, whose owner, Roman Abramovich, is Jewish, said that they have previously banned some fans from Stamford Bridge for singing anti-Semitic songs. “Chelsea utterly condemns all forms of discrimination, including anti-Semitic chanting, as we are sure do the vast majority of our fans,” the club said in a statement.“If we are provided with evidence that season ticket-holders or members have engaged in such activity we will take the strongest possible action, including supporting criminal prosecution.”The club said that there was increased police surveillance for the home 3-0 victory over Tottenham last month, when they made special mention of the issue in the match programme. “Anti-Semitism is unacceptable, shames the club and the vast majority of our very well-behaved fans and jeopardises what coming to Stamford Bridge should be about,” the club said at the time.Edward Ashwell, the Chelsea head of security, replied to one Spurs fan who made a complaint after viewing the footage. “Thank you for the information, we were already aware of it and it is being investigated by the police,” he said.Eleven Tottenham fans were arrested for shouting homophobic abuse at S*l C***bell, the former Portsmouth defender, during a match at Fratton Park last season. Four men pleaded guilty to the offence in January and each was sentenced to a three-year football banning order and a fine. Three men and two 15-year-old boys were given police cautions. Two, who had pleaded not guilty, had convictions overturned on appeal last month.
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