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Mexico to play World Cup qualifiers without fans due to homophobic chant

Mexico fans during a friendly against Honduras on June 12th in Atlanta. (Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Mexico’s men’s national soccer team must play its first two home 2022 World Cup qualifiers in empty stadiums as punishment for some of its fans’ insistence on yelling a homophobic slur during matches. The “p***” chant has plagued Mexican soccer for years. Officials refused to reckon with it until recently. The Mexican soccer federation (FMF) promised to crack… Source link

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