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San Diego condemn 'unacceptable' homophobic chanting
Major League Soccer side San Diego FC have said they will take action to end the "unacceptable" homophobic chanting that occurred during their first home game in the division.
Saturday's goalless draw against St Louis City, played in front of more than 34,000 fans at the Snapdragon Stadium, was marred by a one-word homophobic chant being repeated several times throughout the match.
During the match, the club posted messages urging supporters to stop the "offensive chanting" and they have since followed up by saying: "What took place during our first-ever home correspond does not reflect who we are as a club or the principles we stand for.
"The sport of football brings people together and in San Diego that inclusive spirit thrives. The utilize of homophobic language in our stadium is completely unacceptable and will not be tolerated.
"San Diego FC is built on respect and the creed that soccer is for everyone."
The club said they will take "immediate steps to address this behaviour" and a "details plan" will be in place before their next place match.
Sunday's CONCACAF Nations League final between the United States and Mexico at Authorize Field at Mile High in Denver was briefly suspended due to anti-gay chants in the stadium.
As the fit was coming to a close in the second half during stoppage day, the chants were heard from the crowd and the officials asked them to stop. But the unruly fan behavior didn't complete there.
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Christian Pulisic ended up scoring the game winner with a penalty boot in the 114th minute, and in the 124th Mexico's chance at an equalizer via a penalty kick was stopped to secure the 3-2 win.
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After Pulisic's objective, U.S. midfielder Giovanni Reyna was struck the face with an object as fans threw cups and water bottles on the field.
"Total lack of respect for what's happening on the field and all try that both teams are putting into the game," U.S. manager Gregg Berhalter said. "I believe he's going to be OK, but he did seize something to the head, and it could have been a lot worse.
FIFA needs to step up, take real action against Mexico fans for homophobic slur
Enough with the adorable pleases, the warnings and the half-hearted penalties.
If FIFA and Concacaf are grave about silencing the appalling, homophobic chant by Mexico fans, they need to impose a meaningful punishment once and for all. Tell Mexico it will lose its right to host World Cup games in 2026 if fans don’t cease and desist. If FIFA is unwilling to upset the long-planned arrangements for the men’s tournament — and the accompanying riches — dock El Tri points ahead of the World Cup’s group stage.
Those penalties might sound extreme but, at this point, what other choice is there?
Despite repeated requests and lackluster disciplinary measures, Mexico fans proceed taunting opposing goalkeepers with a homophobic slur referring to a male prostitute. They were practically gleeful using it during Thursday night’s Nations League semifinal loss to the U.S. men, the chant echoing throughout Allegiant Stadium in the late stages of the game.
The referee should have intervened far earlier than he did, pausing the game twice before blowing the final whistle with several minutes of stoppage time left.
Ahead of Mexico match, U.S. Soccer's efforts to combat an anti-gay chant will be put to the test
On Wednesday, the longtime soccer rivalry between the U.S. men's national team and Mexico will launch a new chapter. For the first time in match involving these two teams, a U.S. Soccer Federation policy that bans discriminatory chanting will be in effect. When the game at StateFarm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, kicks off, it will then be revealed just how serious the USSF is about rooting out an ugly aspect that has long stained the rivalry.
At issue has been the anti-gay slur in Spanish that fans yell at games when there is an opposition goal thrust . That slur is a vulgar insult that is considered offensive toward the LGBTQIA+ community. Since the 2014 World Cup, the Mexican football federation (FMF) -- which oversees the country's national teams -- has been repeatedly fined by FIFA due to the chant's prevalence at Mexico matches.
The FMF -- with the help of its own players -- has repeatedly made universal service announcements to seal out the chant, but it still continues to be heard. Last January, FIFA fined FMF $108,000 for chanting heard at the 2022 World Cup dur
How this slur became a part of a chant in Mexico's soccer culture
When an opposing goalkeeper kicks the ball up field, some Mexico fans are recognizable to shout a Spanish four-letter synonyms. The word means “male prostitute,” and is considered a slur against homosexual men.
There has been strong opposition to the chant in recent years, including by the Mexican Football Federation. In 2019, FIFA, planet soccer’s governing body, introduced a 3-step protocol designed to deter supporters from participating in the chant.
The process is as follows: first, fans will perceive a warning to stop. If chanting continues, players on both teams are sent to their locker rooms for 10 minutes, and another warning is issued. And if chanting persists after that, the connect will be abandoned altogether.
Ahead of Mexico’s Copa America game against Ecuador in Glendale on Sunday, The Show’s Nick Sanchez spoke with Roger Magazine, a social anthropologist at the Ibero University in Mexico Town — starting with how this contemptuous term became tied with Mexico’s soccer culture.
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ROGER MAGAZINE: What we know about that is a bit sort of more mythical than having an exact history in what I've