Chanting “Rent Boy” could be thought-about a breach of the Football Association’s guidelines, it mentioned in an announcement on Wednesday condemning all offensive, abusive and discriminatory chanting in soccer stadiums.
The FA mentioned these chants may have a “lasting and harmful effect” on folks and communities inside the sport and ought to be stopped.
The FA mentioned, “This significant step follows the recent successful prosecution of a man by the Crown Prosecution Service for homophobic abuse, particularly relating to the term ‘rent boy’.”
“The FA has now knowledgeable all golf equipment that it considers the ‘Rent Boy’ chant to be a breach of FA guidelines.
“These rules apply to the conduct of supporters at both home and away matches, and clubs at all levels of English football have a responsibility to ensure that their spectators behave appropriately when attending matches.”
The assertion got here days after the FA mentioned supporters had been heard utilizing homophobic language in the direction of Everton supervisor Frank Lampard throughout their group’s 3–1 FA Cup defeat at Manchester United.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
