Leeds have asked the Crown Prosecution Service and football authorities to crackdown on fan chants relating to Jimmy Savile by making them public order offences. The Premier League club say that songs about Savile, who was one of Britain's most notorious sex offenders, should be treated as 'tragedy chanting'. The CPS outlines tragedy chanting as 'tragedy-related abuse' referencing fatal accidents or stadium disasters that involve fans, players or officials of rival clubs. But Savile chants aren't covered by the legislation currently because they are not related to football. A spokesperson told the outlet: 'Leeds United Football Club have lobbied and would be fully supportive of Jimmy Savile chants being classed as tragedy chanting and a hate crime.

Source: Metro March 11, 2026 11:50 UTC