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Chelsea<\/a> midfielder Yossi Benayoun<\/a> suffered racial abuse during the club’s friendly against a Malaysia XI on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The crowd, which was announced at around 85,000 for the pre-season match, booed the former Liverpool star every time he touched the ball because he is Israeli.<\/p>\n

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Malaysia is a majority Muslim country which backs Palestine in its ongoing dispute with Israel and has no diplomatic ties with the Jewish state.<\/p>\n

Chelsea went on to win the match 1-0 thanks to a controversial Didier Drogba strike late on.<\/p>\n

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