The Premier League condemned a segment of Chelsea fans for their “tragedy chanting” during Saturday’s 0-0 draw with Liverpool at Stamford Bridge, calling it an “unacceptable issue.”
Tuesday’s second half featured some Chelsea supporters making insults directed at the visiting Liverpool team in reference to the 1989 Hillsborough Stadium tragedy, which claimed the lives of 97 Liverpool supporters.
“The Premier League condemns the tragedy chanting heard at the match between Chelsea and Liverpool,” the league said late Tuesday, and that it was working to address the issue “as a priority.”
After the game, Chelsea issued a statement in which it apologized to the Liverpool supporters and stated that “hateful chanting has no place in football.”
Liverpool said that type of chanting “has to stop” for the sake of those “who continue to suffer as a result of football tragedies.”
Chelsea FC statement about tragedy chants:
“Chelsea FC condemns the inappropriate chants heard from some home fans during this evening’s game. Hateful chanting has no place in football and we apologise to anyone who has been offended by them.”
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On Saturday, Manchester City was forced to apologize for hateful chanting by some of its fans during the 4-1 win over Liverpool.
In an effort to stop racist chanting at upcoming matches between the teams, City said that it will be collaborating with fan groups and officials from both clubs.
Prior to their meeting at Anfield last month, Liverpool and Manchester United mutually urged their supporters to stop hateful chants.
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