Chelsea vows 'zero tolerance' over anti-Semitic Morata chant

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Chelsea head of communications Steve Atkins has vowed to take "the strongest possible action" against fans found to be singing an anti-Semitic chant about new signing Alvaro Morata.

Some Chelsea supporters in the away end of Leicester City's King Power Stadium on Saturday aired a tribute to Morata that also contained anti-Semitic attempts to deride London rival Tottenham Hotspur.

"Alvaro, Alvaro. He comes from Madrid, he hates the fucking Yids," a section of the Blues' fan base sang.

"People should know that the police will be involved," Atkins said, as reported by BBC Sport. "We must be clear on this because it has to stop. Chelsea Football Club finds all form of discrimination abhorrent. The language used in that song is totally unacceptable.

"People that use this kind of language against others always try and argue a grey area. There is no grey area. That language used was anti-Semitic. We have a zero tolerance towards it."

Morata tweeted his appreciation for Chelsea supporters following Saturday's 2-1 victory in the East Midlands, but indicated he didn't approve of the words in the terrace salute to his work:

Tottenham has a large Jewish following, with some in the club's fan base calling themselves the "Yid Army." In January, police were looking for two men after football fans were filmed chanting "a vile tirade of anti-Semitic abuse on a tram" en route to Manchester City's hosting of Spurs, according to the Press Association.