Everton promotes food banks after visiting fans dive into mocking chants

Premier League club Everton “will continue to advertise charity foodbanks on their scoreboard at Goodison Park” in response to visiting fans' "poverty chanting," according to Anita Kobylinski of REUTERS. Chelsea fans were heard singing "Feed the Scousers" to the tune of the holiday classic "Do They Know It's Christmas?" during Sunday's match. Insulting chants also including "Sign On", referring to “applying for unemployment benefit,” have been aimed at Everton and Liverpool fans by opposition supporters for years, “mocking them over the unemployment in the region.” The message of "Fans Supporting Foodbanks" was displayed on the big screen inside Everton's stadium “less than a minute into the Chelsea clash straight after the first wave of chants from the visiting supporters” (REUTERS, 12/11).