Kick
It Out are investigating online racial abuse directed at the referee who
took charge of Chelsea’s pre-season loss to Inter Milan in Singapore at the
weekend.
Match official Sukhbir Singh - a 33-year-old Sikh referee of Indian origin
from Singapore - was criticised for his performance in the International
Champions Cup game, which ended in a 2-1 defeat for Antonio Conte's side.
Singh awarded a contentious penalty against Chelsea in first-half added time
following a challenge by Cesar Azpilicueta on Inter forward Stefan Jovetic.
Chelsea's Michy Batshuayi later saw a goal incorrectly ruled out for
offside.
While the match was in progress a number of people made racist comments
about referee Singh on social media platforms including Twitter. As of
Tuesday morning, some of those comments remained on people's timelines.
Football's anti-discrimination campaign Kick It Out has since been contacted
by members of the public concerned by the comments directed at the match
official.
Kick It Out told
Sky Sports News the matter is being
investigated by their reporting officer who is liaising with relevant
authorities.
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