The Mexican football team faces a fan-less future, at least in two upcoming games due to anti-gay chants by fans, The Hill reports. "Mexico's national team will play its first two World Cup qualifying home matches without fans after spectators yelled an anti-gay chant in March during the pre-Olympic tournament in Guadalajara," reports The Hill. FIFA, the international organization that oversees the sport, also fined the Mexican Football Association 60,000 Swiss francs ($65,000) fine. "Mexican fans persist in aiming the chant at opposing teams' goalkeepers despite regular FIFA fines and efforts by the FA to curb the insults," reported the Associated Press. "The impetus for FIFA's actions centered around actions by fans during two Olympic qualifying games in March. The chant, the well-known and infamous anti-gay slur 'puto', has been heard continuously at recent matches, including from visiting Mexico fans at the CONCACAF Nations League semifinals and finals in Denver. The chant was so frequent in Mexico's shootout win over Costa Rica on June 3 that the match was temporarily stopped," writes Outsports. Mexico's national federation was also fined 12 times during the 2018 World Cup qualifying process and during the World Cup finals in Russia. Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ⚽???️‍? (?: Mexican fans cheer their team at a World Cup soccer qualifying match / Eduardo Verdugo / Associated Press)

The Mexican football team faces a fan-less future, at least in two upcoming games due to anti-gay chants by fans, The Hill reports. "Mexico's national team will play its first two World Cup qualifying home matches without fans after spectators yelled an anti-gay chant in March during the pre-Olympic tournament in Guadalajara," reports The Hill. FIFA, the international organization that oversees the sport, also fined the Mexican Football Association 60,000 Swiss francs ($65,000) fine. "Mexican fans persist in aiming the chant at opposing teams' goalkeepers despite regular FIFA fines and efforts by the FA to curb the insults," reported the Associated Press. "The impetus for FIFA's actions centered around actions by fans during two Olympic qualifying games in March. The chant, the well-known and infamous anti-gay slur 'puto', has been heard continuously at recent matches, including from visiting Mexico fans at the CONCACAF Nations League semifinals and finals in Denver. The chant was so frequent in Mexico's shootout win over Costa Rica on June 3 that the match was temporarily stopped," writes Outsports. Mexico's national federation was also fined 12 times during the 2018 World Cup qualifying process and during the World Cup finals in Russia. Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ⚽???️‍? (?: Mexican fans cheer their team at a World Cup soccer qualifying match / Eduardo Verdugo / Associated Press)