The FA have launched their own investigation into homophobic chanting by Tottenham fans,
FA launch probe into ‘abhorrent’ Tottenham supporter chants during Man United win
The FA have confirmed they are investigating allegations of homophobic chanting by Tottenham supporters during their 3-0 win at Manchester United on Sunday
The FA is reportedly investigating alleged homophobic chanting by Tottenham supporters.
The FA have also heavily fined teams whose fans are heard singing the rent boy chant. Given the allegations about Sunday’s game, Mirror Football can reveal that the governing body are aware and are looking into the matter.
Spurs themselves are also investigating the chants and condemned their own fans in a statement on Sunday night. The Premier League side branded their supporters’ actions ‘abhorrent and unacceptable’
Spurs secured a remarkable 3-0 victory against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday, with goals from Brennan Johnson, Dejan Kulusevski, and Dominic Solanke, despite Bruno Fernandes receiving a red card for United. However, the impressive win was overshadowed by multiple occurrences of homophobic chants from the away section.
Notably, one chant targetting Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta suggested: “Dom Solanke is f** class, Mik Arteta takes it up the a***, 60 million down the drain, Dom Solanke scores again.”
Additionally, a chant was allegedly aimed at former Chelsea player Mason Mount when he came on to replace Kobbie Mainoo, echoing the ‘Chelsea rent boy’ slur a phrase previously acknowledged as a homophobic hate crime by the Crown Prosecution Service back in 2022.
Previous instances of this chant have led to hefty fines from the FA for the clubs involved. In light of these allegations about the recent match, the Mirror reports that the FA is aware and that the governing body is looking into the matter.
Tottenham themselves are scrutinising the offensive chanting and issued a statement Sunday evening denouncing their fans’ behaviour as ‘abhorrent and unacceptable.’ A statement from the club read: “The club is aware of abhorrent homophobic chanting from sections of our away support at Old Trafford today. This is simply unacceptable, hugely offensive and no way to show support for the team.
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