The FIFA has announced that it has opened new disciplinary proceedings for the Mexican Football Association for the persistent homophobic screams that appear in their stadiums in official competitions.
This time it happened in the Jalisco, podium where it develops the Concacaf Under-23 Pre-Olympic tournament and where the fans who have entered have shouted “put …” to the goalkeeper’s Dominican Republic.
As established by the FIFAThe penalties can range from a financial fine, the loss of the three points or a veto at this stage for future obligations. If they make the drastic decision to deduct points, the Tricolor could take on Honduras and not Canada in the semifinals, but the odds are slim for now.
“The FIFA can confirm that it has initiated disciplinary proceedings against the Mexican Football Association as a result of discriminatory incidents during the match between Mexico and the Dominican Republic played on March 18, 2021, ” the report said. FIFA to ESPN this Friday.
According to ESPN, in the event that this sports venue is closed to them, the semi-final against Canada will follow Sunday (7:00 PM)It would be played without an audience, as it would be in the same stadium where the game against the Dominican Republic was played.
Currently FIFA It only examines the game against the Dominicans, but that same slogan was presented on Wednesday during the game between Mexicans and Americans at Akron Stadium.
These economic sanctions are not new to Mexico, they have already been fined for these expressions from the stands, in addition to the Court of Arbitration for Sports (TAS) To prevent this type of action from continuing, he decided to make the three-step protocol and even videos were made to encourage fans not to continue shouting “Put …”, but it did. not worked and again they were subject to sanctions.