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Chelsea have banned a supporter for ten years for antisemitic messages on
Social Media.
Following the conclusion of court proceedings in February, the Club conducted our own investigation into the matter and has taken the decision to ban the individual from
Chelsea FC for a period of 10 years.
Everybody at Chelsea is proud to be part of a diverse club. Our players, staff, fans and visitors to the club come from a wide range of backgrounds, including the Jewish community, and we want to ensure everyone feels safe, valued and included. We will not tolerate any behaviour from supporters that threatens that aim.Statement on
sanctions in response to abusive messages. 11.25am BST
A snippet on Jack Grealish and his ongoing recovery from a shin injury. Dean Smith spoke ahead of Aston Villa’s game with Everton.
The scan has came back and it’s showed a positive scan. We’re loading him gradually and we’re obviously a little bit tentative after the last time. He’s doing gradual loading and won’t be available for this weekend. He’s working on his own at the moment. As I say, it’s going to be a gradual loading. It’s a loading stress injury so we can’t rush him. I think because of the last time [aggravating it before Fulham] he broke down a bit so we’re a little tentative so will probably want to take a different approach to last time. I expect him to be training with us next week.