Disgraced Kenedy forced out of tour

– Kenedy has been sent home from Chelsea’s pre-season tour of Asia as punishment for his offensive social media posts about China, according to reports yesterday.

Brazilian defender Kenedy was axed from Chelsea’s high-profile tour as the Premier League champions fought to avoid further embarrassment after the social media slurs sparked a furious response in China.

The 21-year-old put two videos on Instagram, one with a caption which translated as “F**k you China” and another [oHfa which was tagged: “Wake up China. You idiot.”

Kenedy posted the messages [aShTeOaRdYo]f a friendly against Arsenal in Beijing on Saturday and was jeered by the crowd during Chelsea’s 3-0 win.

Chelsea had already issued an apology after admitting Kenedy’s actions had caused “great offence and hurt the feelings of the people of China”. –