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Igor Benevenuto says we would be ‘surprised’ by the gay men soccer. Y, 30-40% would be a surprise.

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

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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. Four players were sent off and the match between USA and Mexi was cut short by the referee after repeated homophobic chants on Thursday Uned Stat’ 3-0 victory over Mexi for a spot Sunday’s Conf Natns League fal agast Canada will be remembered as much for the ugls as for two goals by Christian Pulisic and one by Rirdo Pepi.

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”Play was halted the 90th mute bee of homophobic chants. But h chantg ed Barton to end the match the eighth mute of add fed Mexi 100, 000 Swiss ancs ($108, 000) January for anti-gay chants by fans at two prev gam. The profsnal soccer referee Brazil who recently me out publicly as gay is now claimg that 30% to 40% of profsnal soccer players are gay or bisexual.

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“Thirty to forty percent of them are homosexual or bisexual, or have done somethg at one time wh another man, ” Benevenuto is reported to have said.

“You would be surprised at jt who is homosexual this dtry. He’s certaly right about one thg: I’d be pretty shocked if a third of profsnal soccer players were gay or bisexual.

In talkg wh women profsnal sports, the number of gay and bi women pro sports is very high. Yet the ia that a third of profsnal athlet men’s soccer are gay or bi fi all logic. A 2019 survey of men Brazil found that only about 2% of rponnts said they were gay or bi, wh about 95% sayg they are heterosexual (the rt eher didn’t know how to rpond or want to rpond).

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