Wolves Fined £100,000 For Homophobic Chant Against Chelsea

The English Football Association has fined Wolverhampton Wanderers £100,000 for homophobic chanting by their supporters during a Premier League match against Chelsea Football Club in April.

“A large number of supporters for a prolonged period of approximately 20 seconds each” committed the said offense during the 61st and 71st minutes of the game.

During the said Premier League game, the spectators had to be warned over the public address system that “discriminatory behavior and chants” would not be tolerated.

Before now, authorities in England arrested three suspects in connection with the reported homophobic outburst.

An independent regulatory commission issued an action plan and a £100,000 fine to Wolverhampton Wanderers for two violations of FA Rule E21, according to a statement from the FA.

Meanwhile, a Fulham fan who admitted to a public order offense related to homophobic chanting at a match against Chelsea in February was banned from the sport for three years earlier this week.

Over the years, homophobic chants have been directed at Chelsea players and supporters by rival crowds.

The “Chelsea Rent Boys” slogan has been labeled a homophobic slur by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in 2022, and the CPS declared that fans who sang it during football matches were committing a hate crime.