Five men are to appear in court this month to face football banning order hearings after a video which showed Chelsea fans being racially abusive to a black on on the Paris Metro went viral . Police said each of the men , who have not been named , have been served a summons and will appear at Waltham Forest Magistrates ' Court on March 25 'regarding a police application for football banning orders ' . Chelsea fans sparked outrage last month when they were filmed singing racist chants and refusing to let a black man on a train ahead of a Champions League match against Paris St Germain . Scroll down for video . This still shows Chelsea football fans on the Paris Metro pushing a passenger to prevent him from boarding . Police said five men will appear in court 'regarding a police application for football banning orders ' A Metropolitan Police statement said the summonses were served today and yesterday . Football banning orders are issued by courts following a conviction for a football-related offence after a complaint by the Crown Prosecution Service or a local police force , the Home Office website says . They can last for between three and 10 years . Breaches of the orders can result in a sentence of up to six months in prison . Footage captured by a bystander before Chelsea drew 1-1 with Paris Saint-Germain appeared to show a man being pushed back on to the platform amid chants of 'We 're racist , we 're racist and that 's the way we like it ' . The commuter , Souleymane Sylla , 33 , ( pictured ) said later he felt 'truly wounded to the bottom of my heart ' The commuter , identified only as 33-year-old Souleymane , said later he felt 'truly wounded to the bottom of my heart ' . He said : 'We 're in 2015 , are n't we , and we 're in France . We 're in a civilised country and when you are in a civilised country there are certain things you ca n't do . 'For me , it 's a humiliation . I was humiliated in my country . I was humiliated in front of my family , humiliated in front of my mother and father . ' The development comes on the day that the two teams meet in the return leg of the tie in London . They will compete for a place in the Champions League quarter-finals at Chelsea 's Stamford Bridge stadium tonight . Chelsea FC said previously it was 'appalled ' and apologised to the victim , while manager Jose Mourinho said he was 'ashamed ' of the fans involved . Five people have also been suspended from Chelsea 's Stamford Bridge ground following investigations into the incident . The club has reiterated its promise to ban for life anyone proved to have been involved in the altercation and is helping police in the UK and Paris . The development comes on the day the two teams are to meet in the return leg of the tie in London . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .
Five men to appear in court to face football banning order hearings . Last month video showed the Home Office fans singing racist chant on Metro . It showed them chanting 'We 're racist , we 're racist , that 's the way we like it ' They also refused to let a black man on the train ahead of the match . Banning orders are issued for football related offences and convictions .