Siento orgullo de ser mexicano. Y de estar con México 🇲🇽 en las buenas, en las malas y en las peores.
Pero la discriminación es una vergüenza. Ya estuvo bueno. Por favor, ¡es tiempo de parar! pic.twitter.com/SouYUateCA
— Jorge Álvarez Máynez (@AlvarezMaynez) July 1, 2024
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Despite numerous attempts at anti-discrimination campaigns, the chant has plagued the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) for years.
And the people supporting this match simply don’t care, as they are making too much money to worry about those pesky gay people.
Matches have had to be played behind closed doors, and fines levied. The Mexican Soccer Federation has appealed a FIFA disciplinary committee edict from the Qatar 2022 World Cup at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Mexico fans clearly chanted the anti-gay slur. And Mexico protests.
The Copa America tournament, organized by the CONMEBOL confederation, is said to be using the FIFA protocol on discriminatory chanting.
This is a three-step protocol that gives match officials the option to stop, suspend or even abandon a game should the chanting persist.
Earlier in June, Mexico’s pre-tournament friendly against Uruguay in Denver was suspended for a period of time due to the chant. But then the match was restarted. Mexico lost that game, 4-0.
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Yes, Mexico’s soccer team absolutely sucks right now. And that has exacerbated the problem.
Three days later, the chant was heard once more when Mexico lost 3-2 to Brazil at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas. Again, the referee briefly suspended the match while a warning message was played out over the stadium speakers, with the game then restarted.
Should the chanting occur during Mexico’s home World Cup, FIFA would be under considerable pressure to take more decisive action.
Mexico will play two of their Group A games at the 87,000-capacity Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, and the other fixture in Guadalajara.
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