Kenedy has been sent home from Chelsea’s pre-season tour of Asia as punishment for his offensive social media posts about China, according to reports on Tuesday. Brazilian defender Kenedy was axed from Chelsea’s high-profile tour as the Premier League champions fought to avoid further embarrassment after the social media slurs sparked a furious response in China. The 21-year-old put two videos on Instagram, one with a caption which translated as “F**k you China” and another of a security guard asleep which was tagged: “Wake up China. Chelsea had already issued an apology after admitting Kenedy’s actions had caused “great offence and hurt the feelings of the people of China”. He went on to make two appearances for Chelsea after they wrapped up the Premier League title.

Source: Hindustan Times July 25, 2017 13:07 UTC