Chelsea Issues Apology To Souleymane For Metro Incident

JOSE Mourinho has issued an apology to the man who was racially abused by Chelsea supporters on the Paris Metro on Tuesday.

  Mourinho also confirmed that they have invited him to attend a Blues game.

  Three men could face life bans from football after being suspended from Stamford Bridge by Chelsea as part of the ongoing investigation into the incident.

  A commuter, identified in media reports as French-Mauritian Souleymane S, was blocked from entering a train by what appeared to be a group of fans travelling to the Parc des Princes for the Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain.

  “I’d like to make clear, on behalf of everyone at the club, our disgust at the incident. We were appalled by what we saw,” Mourinho said.

  “The club would also like to apologise unreservedly to Souleymane for the behaviour of a small number of individuals and their unforgivable action towards him.

  “We’re writing to him to apologise and to invite him to come to a game as our guest.”

  Mourinho admitted he feels “ashamed” by the incident, but insists he remains proud to be Chelsea manager after distancing the club from the supporters who racially abused the man.

  “We feel ashamed but maybe we shouldn’t because I refuse to be connected with these people,” he said.