A man allegedly racially abused by Chelsea supporters in Paris says he was "violently" pushed off a metro train.
A statement from Souleymane Sylla was read out on Thursday at a London court where four men are fighting police attempts to issue them with football banning orders and deny wrongdoing.
Video showed Sylla being pushed off the train by Chelsea supporters, who were singing "we're racist, we're racist and that's the way we like it".
It happened in February before a Champions League game against Paris Saint-Germain.
In an extract from a statement read out, Sylla said: "When I approached them to enter the coach, one of them pushed me away violently to put me back on to the platform."
Four of the accused admit to being in the carriage, and three of them say they pushed Sylla off, but insist it was because it was too full, not because he was black.
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