Wolves charged by Football Association over fans' homophobic chants

Police made 3 arrests for alleged homophobic chanting erstwhile Wolves played Chelsea successful April

Wolves person been charged by the Football Association for failing to power fans astatine a lucifer disrupted by homophobic chants.

Supporters were told implicit the PA strategy during the crippled that "discriminatory behaviour and chants" were not tolerated.

Both clubs aboriginal condemned the chants and Wolves are present facing a sanction.

The FA said Wolves had breached the FA Rule E21 doubly during the fixture.

Rule E21 states that a nine indispensable guarantee that spectators and/or a club's supporters behaviour themselves successful an orderly manner "and not usage words oregon different behave successful a mode that is improper, offensive, abusive, indecent oregon insulting with either explicit oregon implied notation to intersexual orientation".

The nine has until Monday 15 May to respond.

Chelsea players and supporters person been the people of a homophobic chant from opposing fans.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) past twelvemonth classed the chant arsenic a homophobic slur and said fans singing it during matches were committing a hatred crime.

The FA wrote to clubs successful January to accidental it could instrumentality disciplinary enactment against clubs if fans engaged successful discriminatory behaviour, including the homophobic chant.

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