The man prevented from boarding a Paris Metro train by Chelsea football fans chanting racist slogans has called for them to be punished.
The 33-year-old, named as Souleymane S, told France's Le Parisien: "These people, these English fans... should be locked up."
A video shows him trying to get on a Metro carriage but being pushed off.
Watch Video below:
A group of people can be heard singing: "We're racist, we're racist and that's the way we like it."
The footage was obtained by the Guardian, which reported that the incident happened at Richelieu-Drouot station in the centre of the French capital on Tuesday ahead of a Champions League match.
In the interview with Le Parisien, Souleymane S said he had not been particularly surprised by the abuse because he "lives with racism".
The father of three, a French-Mauritanian born in Paris, said he had not understood what the fans were saying but that he knew he was being targeted because of the colour of his skin.
Transport officers arrived but only wanted to make sure there was not a fight taking place.
He said he had no idea he was being filmed, and had not told anyone about the incident.
"What could I tell my children? That daddy was shoved around on the Metro because he is black?
"That would be pointless."
But he said that now the incident had emerged publicly he had the confidence to file a police complaint.
"These people, these English fans, need to be found and punished, and should be locked up," he added.
"What happened should not go unpunished."
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