Melbourne Victory fined $5,000 over fans' homophobic abuse towards Adelaide defender

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In issuing the penalty, the governing body said it had considered the Victory's prompt denunciation of the behaviour and its commitment to banning 'any individuals identified as having engaged in the conduct' from future matches.

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A-League club Melbourne Victory has been fined $5,000 over homophobic abuse from fans directed at Adelaide United defender Josh Cavallo.FA said the Victory had promptly denounced its fans' behaviourFootball Australia issued the sanction

It said the $5,000 would be used to "further invest in LGBTQ+ awareness and education initiatives in football". The following day, he revealed he had been subjected to abuse from the crowd and on Instagram, saying he was "not going to pretend that I didn't see or hear the homophobic abuse" and that he would "never apologise for living my truth".

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This is disgusting behaviour and as a fellow Victorian I'm appalled that this abuse still occurs. I hope Josh Cavallo understands that this is not the voice of Melbourne and we honor his talent and choice to play.

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