( CNN ) The UK 's Metropolitan Police has summoned five football fans to answer allegations of racism . It relates to an incident captured on camera , prior to Chelsea 's European Champions League match with Paris Saint-Germain last month . In the French capital before the match an apparent group of Chelsea fans are caught on camera , appearing to prevent a black man boarding the Paris Metro . The video , widely shared on social media , also depicted the group of men chanting : `` We 're racist , we 're racist and that 's the way we like it . '' The man in the video was blocked several times from boarding the train and shoved off at least twice . He was later identified as Souleymane S , a 33-year-old Parisian on his way home from work . London 's Met Police had appealed for help to identify those responsible but in a statement released Wednesday , said five men were due in court later this month . It read : `` On 10 March and 11 March , the Metropolitan Police Service served summonses on five men involved in incidents on the Paris Metro before the Paris Saint-Germain v Chelsea Champions League fixture on Tuesday 17 February . `` They have been summonsed to appear at Waltham Forest Magistrates ' Court on Wednesday , 25 March regarding a police application for football banning orders . '' The authorities have not identified any of the alleged perpetrators . Chelsea were quick to condemn the group , saying in a statement after the incident that the chanting was `` abhorrent '' and something that `` has no place in football or society . '' Manager Jose Mourinho said he was `` ashamed '' by the flashpoint , while the club moved quickly to suspend the five men involved . It said they faced a life ban should they be found guilty . `` I watched the image the next day , I did n't want to watch again , I watched only once , '' Mourinho told reporters a few days after the match in Paris . `` It is enough for me , it is sad enough for me . It is a humiliation for that gentleman , I imagine myself in that same situation , I want to go home after a day of work and a couple of guys they kick me out of my public transport . '' A club spokesperson also confirmed that Chelsea 's Russian owner Roman Abramovich was `` disgusted '' by the incident whilst French President Francois Hollande personally spoke to Souleymane . Chelsea invited him to attend the return fixture at Stamford Bridge but he declined the offer . `` I wo n't go , '' he was quoted as saying by French radio station RTL . `` They ca n't buy me with a little piece of paper . I 'm not a child . `` I do n't want to sit in that stadium next to those people who pushed me . I still hear the voices of those people who pushed me because of the color of my skin . '' Football banning orders can last for between three and ten years , and any breach can result in a criminal offense , with a prison sentence of up to six months .
UK 's Metropolitan Police summon five people to answer allegations of racism . The Met said it was investigating the claims and would not comment further.