A Manchester football club that has faced “appalling” alleged homophobic abuse has urged the FA to radically overhaul its disciplinary processes after further reports of discriminatory chanting. Village Manchester FC, a team mainly comprised of gay players, formally complained to the FA after alleging players were subjected to “toxic” homophobic abuse by opponents at a match on 11 January. In another incident at the weekend, a Championship game between Millwall and Reading was temporarily stopped following alleged homophobic chanting from a section of the home fans. A group of Chadderton Park Firsts players allegedly chanted the words of the disco anthem YMCA at the Village Manchester players and one man was allegedly told “get up you fairy” after being injured in a tackle. An FA spokesman said: “The FA is committed to tackling homophobia, biphobia and transphobia in football at every level of the game.

Source: The Guardian January 20, 2020 14:03 UTC