Soccer fans who yell homophobic slurs will be banned from games for 5 years: Mexican Soccer Federati
Soccer fans who yell homophobic slurs will be banned from games for 5 years: Mexican Soccer Federation
BY SARAH POLUS - 01/18/22 09:02 PM EST
The Mexican Football Federation announced on Monday that fans who are caught yelling homophobic chants at national team games will be banned for five years, The Associated Press reports.
Soccer fans in Mexico will now have to register when buying a ticket and present a QR code and identification upon stadium entry, federation President Yon de Luisa explained during a press conference. Anyone who participates in the chant, which is typically directed at opposing goalkeepers and contains a homophobic slur, will be removed from the stadium and banned.
The new policy comes after Mexico was penalized by FIFA in November over derogatory chanting during the October qualifiers in Mexico City. The organization banned Mexico from having fans present at two World Cup qualifying home games and ordered the Mexican soccer federation to pay 100,000 Swiss francs, about $110,000.
"We can’t tolerate discriminatory acts. We can’t play in empty stadiums. We invite our fans to adopt these measures," De Luisa said.
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