Mexi fans chant gay slur at Team USA, match spend - Outsports

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• MEXIN NATNAL SOCCER TEAM MAK VIO ASKG FANS TO STOP ANTI-GAY ‘PUTO’ CHANTS
• MEXI FANS CHANT GAY SLUR ‘PUTO’ AT USMNT, E CONCACAF TO SPEND MATCH
• MEXI SOCCER FACED THE USA. FANS CHANTED ANTI-GAY SLURS. AGA
• HOW ALLEGIANCE TO AN ANTI-GAY FAN CHANT AT MEXI SOCCER GAM MIGHT SK EL TRI'S WORLD CUP FORTUN
• USMNT VS. MEXI SOCCER MATCH MARRED BY ANTI-GAY CHANTS, VLENT TRASH THROWG
• U.S.-MEXI SOCCER MATCH SPEND OVER ANTI-GAY CHANT
• REFEREE ENDS USMNT ROUT OVER MEXI EARLY AMID ANTI-GAY CHANTS
• AHEAD OF MEXI MATCH, U.S. SOCCER'S EFFORTS TO BAT AN ANTI-GAY CHANT WILL BE PUT TO THE TT
• MEXI SOCCER TEAM ULD FACE STRICT PUNISHMENT IF FANS E ANTI-GAY CHANT: REPORTS
• MEXI SOCCER FANS WHO CHANT ANTI-GAY SLURS WILL BE BANNED OM MATCH FOR 5 YEARS
• FIVE-YEAR BANS FOR ANTI-GAY CHANTS MEXI
• UNED STAT-MEXI MATCH FAL MARRED BY ANTI-GAY CHANT, FANS THROWG OBJECTS ON FIELD
• MEXI'S LIGA MX TO EVICT FANS WHO SG ANTI-GAY CHANT

MEXIN NATNAL SOCCER TEAM MAK VIO ASKG FANS TO STOP ANTI-GAY ‘PUTO’ CHANTS

Mexi's soccer feratn has been sanctned repeatedly by world erng body FIFA recent years for a homophobic chant ed by s fans durg Mexin natnal team gam, whether at home or away. Referee Barton took the cisn to abandon the game bee of the homophobic chant.

What is the homophobic chant?

In a practice believed to have started among fans the early 2000s — one outlet highlights a 2004 Olympic qualifier between the USA and Mexi — Mexin natnal team fans jo unison to shout a Spanish-language homophobic slur ("p***, " which roughly translat to "gay prostute") when an opposg goalkeeper puts the ball to play on a goal kick. The argument for years was that the word has multiple cultural meangs Mexi and other Spanish-speakg untri and that is not tend as a homophobic slur when ed by fans a stadium. But there's no gettg around the fact that 's a rogatory term that's meang to the gay muny.

MEXI FANS CHANT GAY SLUR ‘PUTO’ AT USMNT, E CONCACAF TO SPEND MATCH

When the match rumed, the officials add 12 mut of stoppage time, but they only got through seven of them before the referee cid to stop the match early after another loud stallment of the homophobic chant (see highlight qued up to the fal whistle). Conf official has jt told me that the match HAS NOT been abandoned bee of homophobic chant spe fishg 4 mut before the 12 mut of stoppage time were up.

Overnight, CONCACAF released a statement nfirmg is vtigatg the ntued e of homophobic chants by Mexi fans durg last night’s game. What is Mexi dog about the homophobic chant? FIFA sanctns for homophobic chants.

MEXI SOCCER FACED THE USA. FANS CHANTED ANTI-GAY SLURS. AGA

In June 2021, FIFA sanctned the Mexin feratn for homophobic chants by Mexin fans at Olympic qualifiers played Guadalajara, Mexi March 2021: a $65, 000 fe and two official home match played behd closed doors. The FIFA Disciplary Commtee also opened separate proceedgs agast Mexi nnectn wh homophobic chants by fans at a iendly agast Iceland played Arlgton, Texas, May 2021.

The anti-gay chant was ed durg 2022 World Cup qualifyg home gam agast Canada and Honduras at the Estad Azte. Mexin soccer fans have long ed “puto” as an sultg homophobic chant. In 2016, the Mexin Soccer Feratn claimed the chant wasn’t homophobic and appealed FIFA’s f for .

Mexi’s natnal team will play s first two home match World Cup qualifyg whout spectators, a penalty for s fans’ e of an anti-gay chant durg last sprg’s pre-Olympic tournament Guadalajara, the untry’s soccer feratn announced at a Mexi Cy news nference gam Mexi will play behd closed doors are agast Jamai on Sept. There is vigoro bate over whether the chant is rogatory sce the offendg word n have many meangs Spanish, one of which is a slur ed to mean gay Luisa has said that nversatn is meangls.

HOW ALLEGIANCE TO AN ANTI-GAY FAN CHANT AT MEXI SOCCER GAM MIGHT SK EL TRI'S WORLD CUP FORTUN

” Members of Pasión 1927, a Los Angel-based fan group of the Mexin natnal soccer team, share their thoughts on a popular chant that is wily nsired homophobic. Update: The match has been spend, as Mexi fans would not stop chantg an anti-gay slur at the US Men’s Natnal Team.

Origal story: Mexi fans are yet still aga chantg an anti-gay slur at Amerin soccer players on U. This has been a regular occurrence for fans of Mexi, chantg anti-gay slurs at Team USA players or anyone else their favore team plays. US Soccer and others like CONCACAF seem to thk they n curb the anti-gay chant wh stadium announcements and veiled threats.

USMNT VS. MEXI SOCCER MATCH MARRED BY ANTI-GAY CHANTS, VLENT TRASH THROWG

Prevly US Soccer announced that Mexi would be banned om iendli the Uned Stat if fans chanted the anti-gay slur.

Durg match April and June of this year, Mexi fans did jt that, shoutg the anti-gay chant the Uned Stat.

Many people were wag to see how officials handle Mexi fans chantg the gay slur “puto. Now we know: Mexi fans chanted the gay slur.

U.S.-MEXI SOCCER MATCH SPEND OVER ANTI-GAY CHANT

On Thursday, the match between Mexi and Costa Ri — won by Mexi on penalty kicks, 5-4 — was halted bee Mexi fans uldn’t rist rag the gay slur down on Empower Field at Mile High Denver. Officials also halted a Mexi iendly agast Iceland on May 29 when fans echoed the gay slur through AT&T Stadiu.

Beyond FIFA l, was unlawful for the match to be held when groups of fans are chantg gay slurs.

While some people ph back agast the notn that llg someone a “male prostute” (English translatn for “puto”) is anti-gay, that ship has sailed long ago. How serly FIFA and CONCACAF are takg homophobia hangs the balance. Have rporated an anti-gay slur to a chant aimed at opposg goalkeepers.

REFEREE ENDS USMNT ROUT OVER MEXI EARLY AMID ANTI-GAY CHANTS

"Soccer self is a medium for change, and we need to regnize how impactful language n be, " said Janelly Farias, a fenr on Mexi's women's natnal team who is gay. "When people are g homophobic language, whether 's tentnal or not, n be very trimental.

In ristg to cease and sist over the years, fans have argued that the chant is a part of Mexi's sports culture, and that bears no anti-gay bent when ed 's more, the perceived hypocrisy of FIFA policg the behavr of Mexi fans the stands but remag silent on laws opprsive to LGBTQ+ muni Rsia and Qatar -- the most recent World Cup host and the next le, rpectively -- has also fueled ristance. "Clearly, people aren't chantg at goalkeepers and attackg them for thkg they're gay.

"It has a nasty, homophobic nnotatn any sense. For many gay men, 's the last word they hear before they're attacked, or killed. "I have gay iends, and talkg to them about opened my ey.

AHEAD OF MEXI MATCH, U.S. SOCCER'S EFFORTS TO BAT AN ANTI-GAY CHANT WILL BE PUT TO THE TT

Those efforts have foced on the potential on-field nsequenc yet make no mentn of the slur's anti-gay ntext. "But prev statements om top officials, players and ach later tasked wh askg fans to stop the chant portrayed a culture at odds wh the signatn of the chant as anti-gay. "I don't see as homophobic, or offensive.

"In that moment, you're not thkg about disrpectg someone or sultg homosexuals.

MEXI SOCCER TEAM ULD FACE STRICT PUNISHMENT IF FANS E ANTI-GAY CHANT: REPORTS

In dog so, the feratn ed a fense that Mexi fans monly rece: The word is employed not as an anti-gay slur, but rather as a tool to distract the goalkeeper to an errant kick.

"I'm glad somethg is fally beg done about this, but I thk we n be more direct by sayg this is a homophobic chant and be very head-on about . Meanwhile, activists and some of Mexi's own ele players ntue to lobby the FMF to embrace a more ank discsn on homophobia and machismo orr to rete fans and end the chant once and for all.

In the 90th mute, the referee psed the match bee of homophobic chantg. FIFA has prevly fed the Mexin Football Feratn for homophobic chants ma by the untry’s fans.

MEXI SOCCER FANS WHO CHANT ANTI-GAY SLURS WILL BE BANNED OM MATCH FOR 5 YEARS

-Mexi soccer match wh roughly four mut remag, due to homophobic chants om Mexin fans a tense ntt that saw four players ejected.

[+] match cut short by the referee after persistent homophobic chants issued om the Locher/AP Photo. Due to homophobic chants beg repeatedly yelled om the stands by Mexi’s fans durg goal kicks taken by U.

Goalkeeper Matt Turner aga wh the anti-gay chant, and the referee lled the game.

FIVE-YEAR BANS FOR ANTI-GAY CHANTS MEXI

The Mexin Football Feratn has faced nsequenc over the anti-gay chant, which is typilly yelled durg opposg goal kicks, acrdg to ESPN.

Referee ends USMNT rout over Mexi early amid anti-gay chants (ESPN). Match Marred By Anti-Gay Chants... 'e fans the stands yelled anti-gay slurs and also vlently threw objects at players.

When the game actually had to be psed over homophobic chants. Fans the stands uld reportedly be heard screamg a Spanish word that translat to an anti-gay sult -- and the chantg grew so loud, refs had to halt play until stopped. Officials end the CONCACAF Natns League semifal soccer match between Mexi and the Uned Stat early on Thursday, cuttg off play the fal mut due to Mexin fans chantg an anti-gay slur at U.

UNED STAT-MEXI MATCH FAL MARRED BY ANTI-GAY CHANT, FANS THROWG OBJECTS ON FIELD

“[The anti-gay chant] go agast everythg that we stand for, on our si, ” goalkeeper Matt Turner told Kev Baxter, a reporter for the Los Angel Tim.

This specific anti-gay chant is often yelled by fans when the Mexin team is close to srg, hop of distractg the other team’s goalkeeper.

Soccer has also tried to curb homophobic slurs. Durg that game Mexin fans chanted anti-gay slurs, but the game was not psed or spend, and U. playGomez slams 'embarrassg' anti-gay chants durg USMNT vs.

MEXI'S LIGA MX TO EVICT FANS WHO SG ANTI-GAY CHANT

Mexi was end early by the referee due to anti-gay chants. (1:24)Car HernanzJun 16, 2023, 01:46 AM ETThe Uned Stat men's natnal team's 3-0 w over Mexi the Conf Natns League semifal on Thursday was halted before the pletn of send-half stoppage time by the referee amid anti-gay chantg. Referee Ivan Barton, who had already hand out four red rds the game, psed the game the 89th mute bee of anti-gay chantg heard om the crowd at Allegiant Stadium Las Vegas.

Goalkeeper Matt Turner was once aga greeted by the anti-gay chant. "The Mexin Football Feratn (FMF) has stggled recent years wh curtailg the anti-gay chant that is typilly yelled durg opposg goal has issued f to the FMF bee of the actn of fans, which clud a $108, 000 sanctn January for the chant at the 2022 World FMF has ma attempts to eradite the discrimatory yells through avenu such as public service announcements, social media posts and pregame announcements om players.