A gang of men, believed to be Chelsea fans, are being hunted by police after being heard shouting racist chants at St Pancras station.
The men were returning from Paris by train on Wednesday, the day after the club played Paris St Germain in the French capital.
The incident happened at the central London station at around 8pm, and was reported by a member of the public who was "disgusted" by their behaviour, the British Transport Police (BTP) said.
It comes after police released images of three men - believed to be Chelsea fans - who they want to speak to in connection with a separate incident on the Paris Metro on Tuesday.
A group of fans were captured on video stopping a black man boarding a train and chanting: "We're racist, we're racist, and that's the way we like it."
Speaking about the incident at St Pancras station, Superintendent Gill Murray of the BTP said: "The men shouted as they walked through the station having alighted from the train a short time earlier.
"If you travelled on the train from Paris or were at the station and have information which can assist our investigation I would urge you to get in touch as a matter of urgency."
The club has suspended five people from Stamford Bridge, the club's stadium, while it investigates the incident on the Paris Metro.
Chelsea said it had received "substantial information" following an appeal for witnesses.
The club has reiterated its vow to ban for life anyone proved to have been involved, and is helping police in the UK and France.
Manager Jose Mourinho has said the club is "ashamed" of the supporters, and said he would welcome the victim - Souleymane Sylla - to a future home game.
But Paris-born Mr Sylla, who believes the fans who abused him should be jailed, has rejected the invitation.
"I appreciate Mr Mourinho's invitation, but I can't get my head around being in a stadium at the moment," he said.
In a coincidence, Chelsea's home match against Burnley on Saturday is the club's designated annual "Game for Equality".
Before kick-off, fans of the London side unfurled a banner that read: "Black or white we're all blue."
The matchday programme also denounced the Paris abuse over several pages, including in a column by captain John Terry.
Terry was banned for four matches in 2012 after being found guilty of racially abusing then Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand.
He wrote: "This club stands against all forms of discrimination.
"Football is a sport for everyone, that is one of the main reasons why we love it."
Club chairman Bruce Buck wrote: "We are all appalled at what we saw and the club would like to apologise unreservedly to Mr Souleymane S for the behaviour of a group of individuals and their unforgivable actions towards him.
He added: "The people involved in that incident in Paris do not represent Chelsea Football Club, they do not stand for the values of this club and they have no place at this club.
"This has been echoed loud and clear by the vast majority of Chelsea supporters."
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