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USMNT-MEXI NATNS LEAGUE FAL HALTED FOR ANTI-GAY CHANT, FANS THROWG OBJECTS

Mexi fans chanted a gay slur at players reprentg the USA on Amerin soil, and the match was psed. * gay soccer final *

DENVER -- The CONCACAF Natns League fal between the Uned Stat and Mexi was marred by unly fan behavr that clud objects thrown onto the field and a brief pse the game bee of fans g an anti-gay chant. "This was the send match at the tournament to be halted due to the anti-gay chant. That match also saw several fans ejected om the has stggled throughout the years wh stoppg supporters om makg anti-gay chants.

In March, FIFA opened an vtigatn to anti-gay chantg by Mexi supporters durg an Olympic qualifier agast the Domin Republic. 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. 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.

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

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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.

A GAY GIRL’S GUI TO THE 2023 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP

Josh Cavallo, the only openly gay top-flight male soccer player the sport, has told CNN that FIFA’s cisn to ban players om wearg “OneLove” armbands at the Qatar 2022 has ma him feel “exclud.” * gay soccer final *

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. Fenr Sergiño Dt and Mexi’s Gerardo game was stopped aga mut later when the trated Mexin supporters ignored warngs to stop chantg an anti-gay slur, leadg Salvadoran referee Iván Barton to first pse play, then end the whole ugly spectacle wh five mut left stoppage two red rds will leave the U.

It will be a glor month to be a gay fan.

JOSH CAVALLO: ONLY OPENLY GAY TOP-FLIGHT MALE FOOTBALLER SAYS FIFA’S ‘ONELOVE’ ARMBAND BAN HAS MA HIM FEEL ‘EXCLUD’

It has been almost a year sce Josh Cavallo announced he is gay, but even now he still stggl to prehend the far-reachg impact his announcement has had – pecially as he has begun to speak out on major issu, notably the Qatar World Cup. * gay soccer final *

Last time at the 2019 Women’s World Cup, the Netherlands lay claim to the honor of beg the team wh the most out LGBTQ players, but this year Atralia boasts 10 out players and overtak them for the tle of Gayt Team 2k23. Ireland’s historic entry to the tournament marks another triumph for out midfielr Sead Farrelly, whose natnal team but and 2023 return to the NWSL e more than six years after retirg om soccer the wake of systemic homophobic and sexual abe wh the league, which the Athletic first reported on 2021. 'FIFA have ma me feel exclud:' Sole gay top flight player hs out on Qatar armband ban.

Josh Cavallo, the only openly gay top-flight male soccer player the sport, has told CNN that FIFA’s cisn to ban players om wearg “OneLove” armbands at the Qatar 2022 has ma him feel “exclud. The Alai Uned midfielr and former Atralian youth ternatnal ma headl last year when he me out as gay.

COLL MART IS U.S. SOCCER'S ONLY OPENLY GAY MALE PLAYER, AND HE'S WORKG TO MAKE THE GAME MORE CLIVE FOR FUTURE LGBTQ+ PLAYERS

Moments earlier, an opposg player targeted Mart, an openly gay man, wh a homophobic slur, and as they gathered unr a tent at halftime, they discsed how to team was agreement: Somethg need to be done.

"Flemmgs was later spend for six gam by the league, and he nied g an anti-gay slur toward Mart.

"Beg able to have a posive msage e out of a really tough suatn was the silver lg, " he the only openly gay men's profsnal soccer player the Uned Stat -- and one of the few who have ever e out globally -- Mart has e to embrace the signifince of what he reprents, pecially for the LGBTQ+ muny.

GAY ATRALIAN FOOTBALLER JOSH CAVALLO SAYS WORLD CUP SHOULDN’T BE GOG TO QATAR, WHERE HOMOSEXUALY IS ILLEGAL

Play1:48Coll Mart: Locker room support was all I needSan Diego Loyal midfielr Coll Mart says the support om his old teammat at Mnota Uned was a big help to him when he me out as gay. Around those years, havg to hi, havg to remd myself that like, 'Oh, my bt iend on the team, who jt lled another person a f----t, he isn't really homophobic, but he is jt tryg to be hurtful to that person. "Mart is not unique that he didn't have ach who were willg to step to put an end to homophobic language when was ed.

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"Cyd Zeigler, who scrib himself as a gay sports wrer, h out at the backlash, scribg as "crazy" that Amerins would turn their back on the team bee of this tweeted: "LOL the 'Amerins' who are now sudnly hopg the US los at the #WorldCup bee the team has some rabow flags around the facily Qatar. Image hatg your untry jt bee s soccer team might not hate gay people.

World's only openly gay active pro footballer is ncerned for LGBTQ muny ahead of Qatar 2022.

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

It has been almost a year sce Josh Cavallo announced he is gay, but even now he still stggl to prehend the far-reachg impact his announcement has had – pecially as he has begun to speak out on major issu, notably the Qatar World Cup. A year on, Cavallo remas the only openly gay top-flight male footballer the world – he plays for Alai Uned Atralia’s A League – but his cisn spired Jake Daniels, a forward for English send divisn club Blackpool, to e out May of this year. “It was jt the uncertaty, seeg that there was no active gay footballer that’s e out before and there was no plan wh , ” he rells.

Fashanu beme the first openly gay profsnal footballer after g out 1990 while playg the English top flight, but the backlash he suffered eventually led him to take his own life eight years later. “It is so great to be gay. Earlier this month, former Spa ternatnals Iker Casillas and Carl Puyol were wily cricized after the former posted a tweet claimg he was gay.

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