The Mexican Football Federation (FMF) has struggled in recent years with curtailing the anti-gay chant that is typically yelled during opposing goal kicks.įIFA has issued fines to the FMF because of the action of fans, which included a $108,000 sanction in January for the chant at the 2022 World Cup. "The Confederation is in the process of urgently establishing further details and reports from security and match officials and will make a further statement in short order." "These incidents were extremely disappointing and tarnished what should have been a positive occasion to showcase high-quality football in our region. Additionally, security staff ejected several fans for engaging in unacceptable behavior in the stadium," the organisation said. "Chants heard during the game led to the activation of the anti-discrimination protocol by the match officials. The governing body said in a statement later on Friday: "Concacaf strongly condemns the discriminatory chanting by some fans during the CNL Semifinal match between Mexico and the United States.
goalkeeper Matt Turner was once again greeted by the anti-gay chant.Ĭoncacaf told ESPN after the match that the game was not abandoned because of federation protocols regarding the chant, but at the "referee's discretion." Play resumed, and with four minutes left to go in injury time, Barton blew the final whistle after a goal kick by U.S.
Referee Ivan Barton, who had already handed out four red cards in the game, paused the game in the 89th minute because of anti-gay chanting heard from the crowd at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
The United States men's national team's 3-0 win over Mexico in the Concacaf Nations League semifinal on Thursday was halted before the completion of second-half stoppage time by the referee amid anti-gay chanting. Referee ends USMNT rout over Mexico early amid anti-gay chants You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
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