London — West Ham United will ban for life any supporters who are identified in a video posted online of anti-Semitic chanting that took place in the lead-up to Saturday’s Premier League game at Manchester United. The fans were filmed singing an abusive song about rivals Tottenham Hotspur on a tram before the game at Old Trafford, which West Ham lost 2-1. “We are disgusted by the contents of the video,” West Ham said in a statement. “These people are not welcome at our club — they are not welcome in civilised society. “We are taking immediate action to try to identify the offenders, whose details we will be handing over to the police and will be banned for life from London Stadium and from travelling with the club. “There is no place for this kind of behaviour at our club.” Earlier on Saturday, football’s global governing body Fifa issued a statement in response to recent incidents in the game. Fifa urged national football federations and leagues to adopt their own tough rules on de...
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