Wolverhampton Wanrers have been hand a £100,000 ($131,000) fe for anti-gay chantg by a sectn of their supporters, the FA said on Friday.
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WOLV FED £100K FOR FANS' ANTI-GAY CHANTG VS CHELSEA
Three people have been arrted nnectn wh homophobic and discrimatory chants ma durg the Premier League match between Wolv and Chelsea on teams and the Premier League nmned the chants directed at Chelsea supporters durg the game at Molx, which hosts Wolv won Midlands Police said three men aged 32, 24 and 21, were arrted on spicn of a “public orr offence which ed harassment, alarm or distrs and also of g threateng words or behavur to stir up sexual orientatn hatred”. “Homophobia, like all other forms of discrimatn, has no place football or society, and anyone engagg discrimatory behavur is mtg a crimal offence, ” the club said a statement. It nmns the homophobic chantg by some home fans at Molx this afternoon.
”A Premier League statement read: “The homophobic chantg heard at the Wolverhampton Wanrers vers Chelsea fixture today has no place football or society. Wolv have bee the first club to be punished by the Football Associatn solely over the homophobic chant of “Chelsea rent boy” by their fans.
Three arrts were ma by Wt Midlands police for alleged homophobic chantg durg the 11-pot actn plan has been imposed bee Wolv’ reactn and rponse to the homophobic chantg was emed aquate. ”Other pots on the actn plan lled for a full review of steward management, velopment of tnal programm, equaly, diversy and cln work and a zero-tolerance media will also have to review ticket sal polici, ploy announcements and msag to target the preventn of discrimatory chantg and have an FA pliance officer prent at their next home game agast Chelsea – schled for 23 past newsletter promotnafter newsletter promotnLast season the “rent boy” chant was also heard at Chelsea’s match agast Nottgham Fort and Manchter Cy, and at the Manchter Uned v Everton FA Cup tie, where was aimed at the former Chelsea player and manager Frank Lampard, then the Everton week a Fulham supporter was banned om football for three years and fed after admtg a public orr offence relatg to homophobic chantg.