The Mexican federation is set to appear in front of the Court of Arbitration for Sport to appeal fines for the chant, which FIFA has ruled homophobic.
The Mexican football association will take its case against FIFA before the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Thursday, arguing it should not be punished for a chant FIFA has ruled is homophobic.
Despite a campaign from the Federacion Mexicana de Futbol asking fans to stop shouting the word, the chant is still heard at Mexico matches home and away, generally when the opposing goalkeeper takes a goal kick. That has earned the FMF six fines, most recently in December, when the federation was docked nearly $20,000 — bringing its total fines above $100,000.