The five men involved (Richard Barklie, Josh Parsons, William Simpson, Jordan Munday and Dean Callis) in the Paris Metro abuse all received bans for life from Chelsea earlier this week.
The culprits refused to allow a passenger aboard the train prior to the Champions League tie against Paris Saint-Germain on 17 February 2015, and sang several chants glorifying racism.
Fortunately, the despicable act was all caught on video which later went viral, causing shockwaves around the world, leaving many to question if football was taking a step backwards. However the outcry of disgust at the incident and focus that was placed upon kick it out and other organisations proved otherwise.
Justifiably punished
The club had been awaiting for the verdict of Stratford's Magistrate Court who determined that the gentlemen would be given multi-year football banning orders, keeping them out of stadiums around the world.
Chelsea then placed the life time ban on top of this punishment for the actions that took place. The ban means that none of the individuals will be allowed to enter the clubs home ground, Stamford Bridge, under any circumstances. As well as preventing them from purchasing tickets for the club's games for any further matches.
The club have the right to allow people to watch the current Premier League champions, and also have the power to take that opportunity away from supporters where they see fit. After the actions that took place that evening in Paris, this sort of rare and strict action was necessary.
The club will not stand for racism
Chelsea also continued to notify people that any sort of racism, be it physical or verbal, it would not be tolerated. The club also stated that they would take action and work alongside police investigations.
They continued to promote the clubs anti racist approach on the teams website, stating how Chelsea was 'proud of it's diversity'. Given the varying races and nationalities involved with the club, ranging from the chairmen to the players and the fans themselves, this is something the side can not tolerate.
Show racism the red card
Whilst racist crimes are becoming rarer within the sport, occasions like this remind the public that sadly it does still occur. With other high profile instances such as the Malky Mackay text scandal taking place, it is putting football as a sport in a bad light.
The response from the club itself can be seen as a message not only to those involved but to fans of all clubs around the world, that football does not accept, or stand for racism.