Friday, June 20, 2025 - Premier League club, Tottenham have been fined £75,000 by the Football Association following homophobic chanting by their fans during a 3-0 win at Manchester United last September.
The Red Devils fell to a 3-0 defeat against Spurs at Old
Trafford after a red-card for captain Bruno Fernandes before half-time swung
the game in favour of then-manager Ange Postecoglou’s side.
The Football Association charged Spurs for the incidents
with the club accepting the decision, as The Standard reports.
“Tottenham have been fined £75,000 after homophobic chanting
was heard from a section of their fans during the Premier League match against
Manchester United last year.
“Spurs were charged by the Football Association (FA) with
two breaches of FA Rule E21 in relation to crowd control misconduct during
their 3-0 win at Old Trafford on September 29, 2024.
Spurs were alleged to have “failed to ensure its spectators
and or supporters (and anyone purporting to be supporters or followers) conduct
themselves in an orderly fashion and don’t use words or otherwise behave in an
improper, offensive, abusive, indecent, or insulting way with either an express
or implied reference to sexual orientation”.
Initially, Spurs were fined £150,000 but that was “later
reduced to £75,000 on appeal,” the report states.
To their credit, the North London club were quick to condemn
the chants in the aftermath of the match, vowing to take the “strongest
possible action against anyone identified as having taken part” at Old
Trafford.
“The club is aware of abhorrent homophobic chanting from
sections of our away support at Old Trafford today,” they said in a statement.
“The club will be working closely with the Police and
stewards to identify anyone instigating or joining in with the chanting – we
shall take the strongest possible action in accordance with our Sanctions and
Banning Policy.
“Supporters in attendance today can report anything they’ve
seen or heard in confidence to supporterservices@tottenhamhotspur.com. We
shall be continuing our work with our LGBTQ+ supporters’ association, Proud
Lilywhites, to ensure a welcoming and inclusive environment for all fans on
matchdays
“We are justly proud of our superb and loyal support, home
and away. However, we all have a responsibility to act as ambassadors of
Tottenham Hotspur and discrimination of any kind has no place at our club.”
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