Mexico’s football federation (FMF) has made a strong appeal to its fans at the Confederations Cup in Russia and asked them to stop using the chant which has been called “homophobic” by FIFA.
Football’s governing body FIFA on Tuesday said that it had warned the FMF about the misconduct of a “small group of Mexican fans in relation to insulting and discriminatory chants” during Sunday’s 2-2 draw against Portugal.
For a long while now, Mexico fans have shouted an insult at keepers taking goal kicks, which has been argued by gay as homophobic.
When Portugal goalkeeper Rui Patricio took goal kicks, the chant was heard once again, though on a smaller scale than it has been, in the past.