U.S.-Mexico CONCACAF Nations League final stopped because of homophobic chants in crowd

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The U.S.-Mexico CONCACAF Nations League final match was suspended in the late stages for the second straight year because of homophobic chants by pro-Mexican fans

.Canadian referee Drew Fischer stopped play in the 88th minute of the United States' 2-0 victory in Sunday night's final, played before a crowd of 59,471 at AT&T Stadium.Video above: Soccer fans show their true colorsPlay resumed after a 4 1/2-minute wait, and Fischer halted it again six minutes into stoppage time. Play restarted 1 1/2 minutes later and the match was played until conclusion in the ninth minute of added time.

for incidents at two games at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. imposed a 50,000 Swiss francs fine with an additional 50,000 francs to be spent on a campaign educating fans. has repeatedly held the Mexican soccer federation responsible, handing out fines and closing stadiums for games after incidents in qualifying matches for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups and for Olympic qualifying.

 

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