FAN, 17, ARRESTED FOR RACIAL OFFENCE

POLICE arrested a supporter for a racially aggravated, anti-Semitic offence at Wembley last night. Metropolitan Police confirmed that a 17-year-old male was detained and questioned at a north London police station. All eyes were on fans from both clubs given the intense rivalry between them. Tottenham and Chelsea had appealed to their supporters to behave ahead of the semi-final. Blues fans were specifically asked not to repeat the anti-Semitic chants often sung at games against Spurs. Five minutes into last night’s derby, the travelling supporters began their first rendition of a particular chant — the one in which they explain exactly how much they ‘hate Tottenham’. The punchline is usually the Y-word. Not last night, though, which suggested that many had heeded the appeals of their club hierarchy. After numerous incidents that have put Chelsea fans under the microscope in recent weeks, all eyes were on their fans here. To their credit, the majority appeared to be on their best behaviour. The home fans, however, were using the Y-word, which could be heard on Sky despite their efforts to mute such chants. There had been a further spotlight cast on the issue of supporter behaviour earlier in the day, with FA disciplinary chiefs investigating complaints about Nottingham Forest fans who taunted their FA Cup hosts on Saturday at Stamford Bridge with loud chants of ‘Chelsea rent boys’. The governing body have written to both clubs for their observations. Two days earlier, a Chelsea supporter had been fined and banned from football for three years after he admitted using homophobic language during a game at Brighton.