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| Chelsea Paris Metro chants: Five men due in court | Chelsea Paris Metro chants: Five men due in court |
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| Five men have been ordered to appear before magistrates following racist taunts on the Paris Metro ahead of a Chelsea game in the city last month. | Five men have been ordered to appear before magistrates following racist taunts on the Paris Metro ahead of a Chelsea game in the city last month. |
| Scotland Yard said the summonses related to a police application for football banning orders. | Scotland Yard said the summonses related to a police application for football banning orders. |
| Controversy erupted when Chelsea fans were filmed singing racist chants and refusing to let a black man on a train. | Controversy erupted when Chelsea fans were filmed singing racist chants and refusing to let a black man on a train. |
| The five summonsed men must appear at Waltham Forest Magistrates' Court in London on 25 March. | The five summonsed men must appear at Waltham Forest Magistrates' Court in London on 25 March. |
| 'Humiliating' | 'Humiliating' |
| The Metropolitan Police's application follows an incident in which several Chelsea fans were filmed ahead of a Champions League match against Paris St Germain on 17 February. | The Metropolitan Police's application follows an incident in which several Chelsea fans were filmed ahead of a Champions League match against Paris St Germain on 17 February. |
| Mobile phone footage recorded at Richelieu-Drouot station by a British expatriate showed a black man being pushed from the train while a group chanted: "We're racist, we're racist and that's the way we like it." | Mobile phone footage recorded at Richelieu-Drouot station by a British expatriate showed a black man being pushed from the train while a group chanted: "We're racist, we're racist and that's the way we like it." |
| The man who was trying to board the train has been identified as 33-year-old Souleymane S, who said the whole episode was "humiliating". | The man who was trying to board the train has been identified as 33-year-old Souleymane S, who said the whole episode was "humiliating". |
| Chelsea apologised and invited him to attend the return match but he turned the club down. | Chelsea apologised and invited him to attend the return match but he turned the club down. |
| The game in Paris ended in a 1-1 draw and the second leg is due to be held later. | The game in Paris ended in a 1-1 draw and the second leg is due to be held later. |
| According to the Home Office, banning orders are issued by British courts following a conviction for a football-related offence, or after a complaint by the Crown Prosecution Service or a local police force. | |
| They are imposed under civil not criminal legislation, although a breach of an order can result in a prison sentence of up to six months. |