To be sure, a one-match ban sends a stronger message than zero. They’ve even done it during NFL games held in Mexico.įIFA has hung potential punishments over Mexico soccer for years, and it was hoped they were finally taking it seriously after banning fans from two upcoming Mexico soccer matches. Mexico fans have been chanting homophobic slurs at matches at every level for many years. Of course, this is all absolute bullshit. The Mexico Soccer Federation announced that it had asked FIFA to reduce the ban because it would affect a match from the national team, when the ban was handed down after the chant marred multiple matches from the country’s Sub23 team.
Mexico fans who enjoy chanting anti-gay slurs will be banned from only one of their national men’s teams upcoming matches, as FIFA has cut in half the two-game ban it handed down a couple months ago.
