And El Tri having to play in an empty stadium, as they did last year during World Cup qualifying, isn’t enough. “These incidents were extremely disappointing and tarnished what should have been a positive occasion to showcase high-quality football in our region,” Concacaf said in a statement after the game.įIFA and Concacaf have to do something that exacts enough pain on Mexico fans that they’ll decide the delight they get from shouting the vulgar term is not worth the consequences. Members of the LGBTQ+ community have no illusions about how Mexico fans feel about them. has been subjected to in Spain, where he plays professionally. Brazil’s men wore black jerseys for the first time in the team’s illustrious history Saturday to call attention to the vicious racism young star Vinicius Jr.
Your size, your color, your gender, your nationality, your sexual orientation - none of that matters.īut that purity of the game is often ruined by its fans. All you need is a ball - or some paper and tape or, in a real pinch, a bunch of socks - and you can play. Soccer is known as the beautiful game because of its rhythm, flow and grace, but also because it’s accessible to everyone. So to use something so divisive during a game, a spirited game … it has no place in the game.” “We’ve been very open and vocal about, you know, the strength of our team being our diversity, the strength of our nation being its diversity. “It goes against everything that we stand for,” Turner said, according to the Los Angeles Times. But it’s unlikely the fans would have been chastened even if he had stopped the game after the first time the slur was heard, given the gusto with which they shouted it at U.S. The referee should have intervened far earlier than he did, pausing the game twice before blowing the final whistle with several minutes of stoppage time left. men, the chant echoing throughout Allegiant Stadium in the late stages of the game. They were practically gleeful using it during Thursday night’s Nations League semifinal loss to the U.S.
Those penalties might sound extreme but, at this point, what other choice is there?ĭespite repeated requests and lackluster disciplinary measures, Mexico fans continue taunting opposing goalkeepers with a homophobic slur referring to a male prostitute. If FIFA is unwilling to upset the long-planned arrangements for the men’s tournament - and the accompanying riches - dock El Tri points ahead of the World Cup’s group stage. Tell Mexico it will lose its right to host World Cup games in 2026 if fans don’t cease and desist.
If FIFA and Concacaf are serious about silencing the appalling, homophobic chant by Mexico fans, they need to impose a meaningful punishment once and for all. Enough with the pretty pleases, the warnings and the half-hearted penalties.
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