Mourinho accused of using a homophobic slur before CSKA Moscow vs Real Madrid

[ex-cafune.livejournal.com]

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has been accused of making a homophobic slur prior to Tuesday's Champions League game away to CSKA Moscow.

Mourinho is alleged to have called match officials "faggots" prior to the 1-1 draw in Moscow.

The European Gay and Lesbian Sports Federation (EGLSF) has filed a complaint against the Special One, while co-president Louise Englefield has urged UEFA to take action against the former Chelsea and Inter Milan boss.

"Homophobia is unacceptable from anyone in football, much less from one of the game's most senior figures," Englefield was quoted by the Daily Mail as saying.

"We are deeply disappointed that Mr. Mourinho is casually using homophobic terms of abuse in his workplace.

"It is especially sad that these comments have been made during the International Football v Homophobia campaign week.

"As long-standing partners of the FARE network, we call on UEFA to take action and impose appropriate sanctions."

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at last there is a reason for my hatred of him that isn't "but i hate all the teams he coaches/he's an asshole, really"

Comments

[meretricula.livejournal.com]

I really can't sometimes. ugh. when I was in Spain last year I went to see Barca B play and I heard people yelling that in the stands. there were two little boys sitting next to me and I wanted to cover their ears. I wanted to cover the ears of the kids on the pitch! NOT ACCEPTABLE, EVER, IN ANY CONTEXT.

[mardia.livejournal.com]

WTF people are shouting that at an ACADEMY match? With kids on the pitch? PEOPLE WHAT THE FUCK.

[meretricula.livejournal.com]

Barca B plays in Segunda Division, so it's not an academy match (there's only two B teams in Segunda, the rest are all pro teams) but it's still pretty fucking unbelievable. some of those players are only 18 or 19.

[vitrolite.livejournal.com]

I can assure you that it's highly likely that those kids are using that word, and other derrogatory terms/swear words, themselves.
I'm half Spanish and I speak Spanish and every time I visit Spain I hear people use the word "maricon" with frequency, including young children. Swearing is much more accepted (well, not exactly accepted, more like tolerated/not made a big deal out of) in Spanish culture than in other cultures. In fact, when I was little I would copy my cousins by using the exclamation "joder!" ("fuck!"). I had no idea what it meant, I just thought it was something that people said when they were frustrated, surprised, in awe, etc.
And until I read this article today, I had no idea that "maricon" meant "faggot," I always thought it just meant "jerk" or "idiot" or something like that because I'd heard it used so often, by adults and kids on the street alike.
This is all, of course, very unfortunate. But there is nothing surprising about homophobic slurs being yelled at a youth game or anything surprising about the Mourinho incident, even though it is, once again, extremely unfortunate.

[iitamaia.livejournal.com]

One of the reasons/the main reason I shut football out of my life completely for a year or two was that here in Finland the so called supporters' two favourite words are 'homo' and 'vittu' ('cunt'). I hear that in ice hockey it's even worse. You can't take kids to see footy matches, really. It's disgusting and makes me so angry.