Chelsea suspend four people over behaviour towards Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling

Chelsea suspend four people over behaviour towards Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling
Chelsea have suspended four people from attending games amid continuing investigations regarding the behaviour of supporters towards Raheem Sterling.The Manchester City forward was the victim of alleged racial abuse during the 2-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.2

Sterling appeared to be abused by a group of fans

A Chelseastatementread:“Our investigations into this matter are ongoing. We are fully supporting the police investigation and any information we gather will be passed on to them.

“Chelsea Football Club finds all forms of discriminatory behaviour abhorrent and if there is evidence of ticket holders taking part in any racist behaviour, the club will issue severe sanctions, including bans. We will also fully support any criminal prosecutions.”

City have welcomed Chelsea’s decision to issue suspensions.2

Chelsea have suspended four people regarding their alleged behaviour towards Sterling

The club added: “Manchester City and Raheem are committed to working with all relevant parties and organisations to support the objective of eradicating racism from the game.”Sterling responded to Saturday’s incident on social media by accusing the British press of helping to “fuel racism” by their portrayal of young, black footballers.

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The Metropolitan Police continue to investigate the incident, while the Football Association has said it will also work with the clubs and other authorities to ensure the matter is dealt with appropriately.Meanwhile,the Professional Footballers’ Association released a statement saying it had contacted Sterling to offer support.

 “The PFA condemn, in the strongest terms, the increase in racial abuse our members have been receiving from the terraces,” the statement read.“We encourage all clubs to take the strongest possible action for fans found guilty of racially abusing players.“We commend Raheem for his professionalism during the incident and the statement he made via Instagram on Sunday.“We stand with him in calling for the press to consider the coverage of all footballers carefully, and to end their imbalanced coverage aimed at young, black players.”

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