FIFA Opens Disciplinary Proceedings Against Mexico Over Alleged 'Discriminatory Chanting'

FIFA has "opened disciplinary proceedings against Mexico over alleged discriminatory chanting by fans at the World Cup," according to the PA. The governing body said that "it had already opened the case against Mexico before the anti-discrimination Fare network made an official complaint about four instances of alleged supporter misconduct." The claims against Mexico center around the use of the word "puto" (used as a homophobic slur), which has been heard in games in Fortaleza and Natal. FIFA is "understood to have also received complaints about alleged homophobic chanting by Brazil’s supporters, and alleged antisemitic behaviour by fans of Croatia and Russia" (GUARDIAN, 6/19).