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(Scroll down for video) A Jewish soccer player in England has been racially abused by his own team fans, according to press reports in the United Kingdom.
Chelsea FC Football Club is investigating a disturbance during Sunday's game, in which a Jewish soccer player, Yossi Benayoun, was racially assaulted by the team's own fans.
Benayoun was the target of anti-Semitic jeers and insults, when he entered as a substitute during the team's game against Liverpool on Sunday.
The most recent racial taunts was perceived as excessive, crossing a line that made many people watching the game uncomfortable, causing team officials to launch an investigation.
Benayoun tweeted to fans saying that he is confident that team officials will resolve the situation.
“The most important behavior taught in sports is having respect towards opposing team players, so it only makes sense for fans to respect their own team players regardless of their religion or race. This problem needs to be resolved quickly before it spirals out of control again,” Elida Madsen, 43, of London, England told YourJewishNews.com after the latest anti-Semitic attack.
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