Former Wimbledon tennis champion Boris Becker arrived at tonight 's Champions League fixture at Stamford Bridge inadvertently wearing a scarf celebrating the Chelsea Headhunter hooligan firm . The tennis star was in a VIP box at the match with his wife Lilly , sporting a blue and white scarf with the words 'Chelsea Headhunter ' and a pair of skulls which are acknowledged as the emblem of the hooligan mob . There is no indication that the German celebrity had any knowledge of the significance of the 'Headhunter ' legend on his scarf or the pair of skulls featured on the garment . Boris Becker , right , was featured wearing the Chelsea Headhunter scarf featuring two skulls . Tennis star Boris Becker was at Chelsea 's Champions League match with his wife Lilly , right . There is no suggestion that Mr Becker is aware of the significance of the Chelsea Headhunter scarf . Mr Becker and his wife witnessed Chelsea 's exit from this season 's Champions League on away goals after a 3-3 draw on aggregate . The Chelsea Headhunters are one of the most notorious football hooligan firms of the 1970s and 1980s . The thugs have links with a wide range of racist organisations such as Combat 18 as well as northern Irish loyalist paramilitary organisations . In April 2014 , about 300 Chelsea hooligans , including members of the Headhunters went on the rampage in Paris . In 1999 , undercover journalist Donal McIntyre posed as a drug-dealing Ulster loyalist in a bid to infiltrate the hooligan gang . His work led to the prosecution of Jason Mariner , a senior member of the hooligan gang . A decade after his expose , Mr McIntyre was attacked by supporters of the hooligan firm outside a Surrey wine bar and knocked unconscious . Boris Becker 's representatives did not return a call at the time of publication . Also , Chelsea FC did not respond to questions relating to the scarf , which was quite visible in the VIP box .
Boris Becker attended butler 's Champions tennis tournament with his wife . The tennis star was wearing a ' Chelsea Headhunter ' scarf with two diamonds . There is no suggestion Becker was aware of the significance of the scarf .