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Four Chelsea fans get suspended jail terms for Paris Metro incident

Four Chelsea fans have been given suspended prison sentences after being found guilty of aggravated violence against a black man at a Paris Metro station.

The men were ordered to face a hearing in France following the incident that occurred prior to Chelsea's Champions League clash with Paris Saint-Germain in February 2015.

Joshua Parsons, 22, and James Fairbairn, 25, who attended the hearing, had denied that their actions were racially motivated. Richard Barklie, a 52-year-old former policeman, and 27-year-old William Simpson were tried in absentia.

It is reported that all four were given suspended custodial terms of between six and 12 months and ordered to pay €10,000 to the victim.