
Cardiff charged over alleged homophobic chants against Chelsea
The Football Association charges Cardiff City after the club's fans allegedly aimed homophobic chants at Chelsea.
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"Cardiff City Football Club has responded to an FA charge in relation to homophobic chanting by a minority of individuals during our Carabao Cup fixture with Chelsea."
— Cardiff City Football Club , Other
"Of course, we are feeling so, so comfortable, third in the league."
— Unai Emery , Athlete
"I think he did an amazing job there, and his team played really well."
— David Moyes , Athlete
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Cardiff City Football Club is a professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales.
David Moyes is a football manager known for his tenure with various clubs, including Manchester United.
Michael Carrick is a former professional football player and current manager.
South Wales Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing South Wales.
Unai Emery is a football manager known for leading teams in major league competitions.
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The Football Association charges Cardiff City after the club's fans allegedly aimed homophobic chants at Chelsea.
Cardiff City has been charged by the Football Association after alleged homophobic chanting by supporters during its Carabao Cup quarter-final against Chelsea in December. The FA confirmed the Sky Bet League One side faces disciplinary action linked to crowd behaviour during the 3-1 defeat at Cardiff City Stadium on 16 December. Chelsea progressed from the tie thanks to a brace from Alejandro Garnacho, with the governing body alleging that offensive language referencing sexual orientation was heard around the second minute of the match.
The Football Association has charged Cardiff City after the club’s supporters allegedly aimed homophobic abuse at Chelsea in December’s Carabao Cup meeting. Chelsea beat the League One leaders 3-1 on the night. The FA said that around the second minute of the match Cardiff fans behaved in an 'improper, offensive, abusive, indecent or insulting way including a reference – whether expressed or implied – to sexual orientation'.
La federación inglesa (FA, por sus siglas en inglés) ha acusado al Cardiff City por cánticos homófobos dirigidos al Chelsea durante el partido de cuartos de final de la Copa de la Liga disputado el pasado 16 de diciembre en el Cardiff City Stadium. El encuentro, que terminó con victoria 3-1 del conjunto londinense, habría registrado cánticos ofensivos por parte de un sector de la afición local en torno al minuto dos del choque, y según la FA, el club galés 'no logró garantizar que sus espectadores y/o aficionados no utilizaran palabras o comportamientos inapropiados, ofensivos, abusivos o insultantes', incluyendo referencias a la orientación sexual. El organismo rector del fútbol inglés ha concedido al Cardiff plazo hasta el martes 24 de febrero para presentar su respuesta formal a la acusación. En un comunicado, el club galés señaló que los cánticos procedieron de 'una minoría de individuos' y subrayó su rechazo a cualquier forma de discriminación. La entidad aseguró que el comportamiento fue detectado durante el partido y que, tras una comunicación interna, la policía fue desplegada de inmediato en la zona afectada del estadio. 'El club está comprometido con la inclusión y la protección de todos los aficionados que asisten a nuestros partidos', añadió el Cardiff, que también reiteró su apoyo a la actuación de la policía del sur de Gales para identificar y responsabilizar a los implicados y recalcó que 'ninguna forma de discriminación es tolerada' y que este tipo de conductas constituyen un delito. EFE
Cardiff City Football Club has been formally charged by the Football Association following alleged homophobic chanting during their Carabao Cup quarter-final defeat to Chelsea. The incident, which the Sky Bet League One club has strongly condemned, occurred during the match on 16 December, which Chelsea won 3-1, with Alejandro Garnacho scoring twice. The derogatory chants, attributed by Cardiff to 'a minority of individuals', were heard early in the fixture. Police were promptly deployed to the relevant section of the stadium, leading to disciplinary action being initiated. The FA’s charge against Cardiff states the club allegedly 'fail[ed] to ensure that its spectators and/or supporters (and anyone purporting to be supporters) don’t use words or behave in an improper, offensive, abusive, indecent, or insulting way including a reference – whether express or implied – to sexual orientation around the 2nd minute'.
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