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The Blues take on the New England Revolution and say the match will be an ‘important message of combating antisemitism and all forms of discrimination’

By meekparagon

15th May 2019, 9:49 am

Chelsea take on the New England Revolution this week in a friendly match ahead of the Europa League final.

The Blues are in Boston to take on the MLS side in a ‘Final Whistle on Hate’ match on Wednesday night.

Maurizio Sarri’s Chelsea face the New England Revolution in a friendly this week

The club say the game will showcase an ‘important message of combating antisemitism and all forms of discrimination.’

“The initial idea for our visit to New England was developed by the two clubs’ owners Roman Abramovich and Robert Kraft, in light of a global rise in antisemitic activity and hate crimes, including the tragic massacre at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh on 27 October last year, during which 11 innocent people lost their lives while worshipping,” Chelsea say.

In addition, both owners have donated $1 million in support of the cause.

The Gillette Stadium is also home to Super Bowl champions the New England Patriots

“I am proud of the work Chelsea does to promote equality and tackle discrimination all over the world,” Abramovich told chelseafc.com.

“The Say No To Antisemitism campaign has already achieved so much in raising awareness of this important issue, but there remains a lot of work to do. I am delighted to join forces with New England Revolution and Mr Kraft in this initiative and we look forward to the match.”

As well as that message, Chelsea’s season is of course not over yet.

They face London rivals Arsenal in the final of Europe’s secondary competition on Wednesday, May 29.

It will be 17 days after their last competitive outing – their goalless draw with Leicesteron the final day of the Premier League season.