The English Football Association on Thursday warned golf equipment that they face a possible disciplinary cost if their followers sing a chant about Chelsea gamers that’s offensive to the LGBTQ group.
Chelsea’s current matches in opposition to Nottingham Forest and Manchester City have been marred by the “rent boy” chant, which was additionally heard on the FA Cup tie between Manchester United and Everton, whose supervisor is former Blues boss Frank Lampard.
What is a lease boy?
A lease boy is a time period used to explain a younger male prostitute who particularly sells intercourse to different males.
It’s lengthy been directed at Chelsea gamers due to the London borough’s previous standing as a LGBTQ hotspot within the Nineteen Sixties and 70s.
Chelsea developed a repute as a location the place younger male prostitutes would meet males for intercourse.
While the FA has at all times condemned the usage of the mantra, it has by no means felt in a position to cost golf equipment over its use previously.
However, an FA assertion mentioned: “Today, the FA has formally written to all clubs across the Premier League, EFL, National League, Women’s Super League, Women’s Championship and Steps 2-4, to remind them that it can pursue formal disciplinary action against any club whose supporters engage in discriminatory behaviour, now including the use of the term ‘rent boy’.
“This important step follows the recent successful prosecution of an individual by the Crown Prosecution Service for homophobic abuse, specifically relating to the term ‘rent boy’.”
Meanwhile, the Football Association will examine alleged incidents of homophobic chanting by City followers.
“We strongly condemn the use of the term ‘rent boy’ and we are determined to drive it out of our game,” an FA spokesperson mentioned.
“We continue to work closely with the Crown Prosecution Service, as well as the UK Football Policing Unit, in relation to the use of this term.”
— with AFP
