Friendly marred by anti-Benayoun abuse

Chelsea failed to shine yesterday in a friendly 1-0 win (Drogba 80) against Malaysia that was marred by racial abuse towards their Israeli midfielder Yossi Benayoun (right). Yesterday, Benayoun became the first Israeli to play in Muslim-majority...

Chelsea failed to shine yesterday in a friendly 1-0 win (Drogba 80) against Malaysia that was marred by racial abuse towards their Israeli midfielder Yossi Benayoun (right). Yesterday, Benayoun became the first Israeli to play in Muslim-majority Malaysia which has no diplomatic relations with Israel.

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