What is the anti gay chant at soccer matches
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 suit 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 apply of homophobic language in our stadium is completely unacceptable and will not be tolerated.
"San Diego FC is built on respect and the doctrine 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 dwelling match.
How this slur became a part of a chant in Mexico's soccer culture
When an conflicting goalkeeper kicks the ball up field, some Mexico fans are known to shout a Spanish four-letter word. The word means “male prostitute,” and is considered a slur against gay men.
There has been strong opposition to the chant in recent years, including by the Mexican Football Federation. In 2019, FIFA, world 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 hear 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 match will be abandoned altogether.
Ahead of Mexico’s Copa America connect against Ecuador in Glendale on Sunday, The Show’s Nick Sanchez spoke with Roger Magazine, a social anthropologist at the Ibero University in Mexico Capital — starting with how this derogatory term became tied with Mexico’s soccer culture.
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Fifa drops 'gay chants' case of Mexico World Cup fans
Football's world governing body Fifa has cleared Mexico of improper conduct charges after claims their fans used homophobic chants at a World Cup match.
The fans shouted the Spanish word "puto" ("male prostitute" in Mexican slang) every time Cameroon's goalkeeper took a goalkick at the game on 13 June.
But Fifa now said the incident in doubt "was not considered disrespectful in the specific context".
A leading anti-discrimination organisation criticised Fifa's move.
Fare, which brings together activists also fighting inequality in football, said the ruling by Fifa's disciplinary committee was "disappointing".
It added that the governing body needed to grab some difficult decisions at times.
Tough new rules to stop offences by fans were introduced by Fifa last year.
Fifa sources have told the BBC they are also looking into alleged discrimination by fans from Brazil, Russia and Croatia.
Fifa's anti-discrimination policy says a first offence by fans or players can be punished by having to perform a game behind closed doors.
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Ahead of Mexico equal, U.S. Soccer's attempts 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 begin a new chapter. For the first second 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 objective kick. That slur is a vulgar insult that is considered offensive toward the LGBTQIA+ people. 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 public service announcements to stamp 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
What happened
On Monday, April 18, 2022, during an intramural soccer match, several spectators began to yell/chant a Spanish pos that is colloquially known as a homophobic slur. During the second half of the game, three to four spectators, none of whom are believed to have been players for either team, began to yell the Spanish word “p***” during goal kicks. “P***” means “f*****” or “male prostitute” in colloquial Spanish. The spectators did this three times and laughed after each one. After the first instance of yelling the designation, another person in attendance reported the behavior to the student staff supervisor. After the reporting party informed the supervisor of the meaning of the word, the supervisor acted promptly telling those who were chanting to block, this was after the third chant. The spectators remained for the duration of the game but did not chant again.
This chant used to be a common chant for fans of the Mexican international soccer team until it was banned for its offensive essence, but when it continued, FIFA imposed punishment as good, requiring the Mexican team to compete World Cup qualifying matches without fans. The usage of the slur, and its having bee