Sarri tired of abusive fans tarnishing the game’s image

CHELSEA manager Maurizio Sarri has revealed he saw discriminatory behaviour while managing in Italy and he is growing weary of ‘stupid’ supporters casting a cloud over football. Chelsea’s 2-0 victory over Manchester City last week was marred by the vicious abuse directed towards Raheem Sterling and Thursday evening’s trip to Budapest was tarnished by alleged anti-Semitic chanting during their Europa League draw with MOL Vidi. Chelsea have already condemned their own followers and urged fans to ‘summon brainpower’ after supporters aired a song that refers to Tottenham disparagingly as ‘Yids’. The club suspended four fans after Sterling was targeted at Stamford Bridge. Karen Pollock MBE, chief executive of the Holocaust Educational Trust, said yesterday: ‘Chants like those heard by fans in Budapest are deeply offensive and unacceptable. Chelsea are right to condemn this, as do we.’ The Chelsea hierarchy are particularly furious as the club has pursued a campaign against anti-Semitism. Owner Roman Abramovich, who is Jewish, has been behind it and last season Holocaust survivor Harry Spiro addressed players at the training ground while delegations from the club visited Auschwitz concentration camp. Manager Sarri, whose side travel to Brighton tomorrow, has admitted he fears supporters will continue to undermine progress. The Italian said: ‘I can only say I condemn every form of racism and discrimination. ‘There are the same problems in Italy. There is a form of discrimination with people from the south part of Italy. ‘I was the coach in Naples for three years and I know very well the situation. ‘It is normal to fight all together against the problem. I am sometimes surprised that everybody asks England for the solution. ‘There is not a solution. There are some stupid people in England, France, Italy… it is the same all over the world.’