Mexican fans under scrutiny at the Intercontinental Clasico ahead of a busy US summer
April 19 - The United States and Mexico face off tonight in a friendly match in Glendale, Arizona, dubbed the Allstate Intercontinental Clasico. This will be a game that could end up focusing on the performance of the Mexican fans as much as the teams.
USA and Mexico will face off again in the Nations League semi-finals on June 15 in Las Vegas before the Gold Cup kicks off on June 24 - the two nations contested the last two finals in 2019 and 2021.< /p>
The uncertainty hanging over the matches, as well as Mexico's other league matches in the United States this summer, is whether the Mexican fans will continue their anti-gay "puto" chant when the opposing goalkeeper shoots a goal kick.
This is an issue of concern to both national federations and regional governing body Concacaf, not least because it could lead to matches being abandoned.
The United States Soccer Federation has confirmed that it will adopt FIFA and Concacaf's three-step process of stopping, suspending and possibly abandoning play when such chants occur.
The first step is to notify fans and suspend play for two minutes. If the chanting continues, the second step is to send the teams to the locker room for 10 minutes and issue another warning. The third step is abandoning the match.
The problem with Mexican fans is not new. FIFA has fined the Mexican soccer federation $108,000 for singing at the 2022 World Cup in matches against Saudi Arabia and Poland. In 2021, Mexico played a World Cup qualifier against Jamaica behind closed doors.
Mexican Gold Cup matches in 2021 were also halted as fans refused to stop the chanting, although no matches were abandoned.
US Soccer has said it takes "discriminatory behavior seriously and strictly prohibits derogatory chanting".
"We are following and will fully enforce the 521-2 policy in this game and all future games. Together with FMF and SUM, we have worked proactively to prevent any discriminatory chanting in our upcoming game by communicating the fan code of conduct to attendees prior to the event and we will continue this on-site communication. FIFA's three-step process will be implemented and violations will be addressed,” a statement from the USSF said.
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April 19 - The United States and Mexico face off tonight in a friendly match in Glendale, Arizona, dubbed the Allstate Intercontinental Clasico. This will be a game that could end up focusing on the performance of the Mexican fans as much as the teams.
USA and Mexico will face off again in the Nations League semi-finals on June 15 in Las Vegas before the Gold Cup kicks off on June 24 - the two nations contested the last two finals in 2019 and 2021.< /p>
The uncertainty hanging over the matches, as well as Mexico's other league matches in the United States this summer, is whether the Mexican fans will continue their anti-gay "puto" chant when the opposing goalkeeper shoots a goal kick.
This is an issue of concern to both national federations and regional governing body Concacaf, not least because it could lead to matches being abandoned.
The United States Soccer Federation has confirmed that it will adopt FIFA and Concacaf's three-step process of stopping, suspending and possibly abandoning play when such chants occur.
The first step is to notify fans and suspend play for two minutes. If the chanting continues, the second step is to send the teams to the locker room for 10 minutes and issue another warning. The third step is abandoning the match.
The problem with Mexican fans is not new. FIFA has fined the Mexican soccer federation $108,000 for singing at the 2022 World Cup in matches against Saudi Arabia and Poland. In 2021, Mexico played a World Cup qualifier against Jamaica behind closed doors.
Mexican Gold Cup matches in 2021 were also halted as fans refused to stop the chanting, although no matches were abandoned.
US Soccer has said it takes "discriminatory behavior seriously and strictly prohibits derogatory chanting".
"We are following and will fully enforce the 521-2 policy in this game and all future games. Together with FMF and SUM, we have worked proactively to prevent any discriminatory chanting in our upcoming game by communicating the fan code of conduct to attendees prior to the event and we will continue this on-site communication. FIFA's three-step process will be implemented and violations will be addressed,” a statement from the USSF said.
>Contact the author of this story at moc.l1681952122labto1681952122ofdlr1681952122owedi1681952122sni@n1681952122osloh1681952122cin.l1681952122uap1681952122
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