Guadalajara is the capital of a Mexican state that is home to tequila and Mariachi music. It is also considered the birthplace of a less flattering tradition – a homophobic soccer chant that has cost Mexico hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines over the past two decades.
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The last time the U.S. men’s team played Mexico, in the CONCACAF Nations League final in Texas in March, the refereeIn Guadalajara, a city with a strong soccer tradition which has two teams in Mexico’s top soccer league and another two in the second division, many local fans told The Associated Press that they considered the chant to be harmless and only meant to poke fun at opposing teams.
The federation has been fined countless times by FIFA for “discriminatory behavior” by supporters, including 100,000 Swiss francs for two incidents during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Mexico has appealed those penalties. The origin of the chant is somewhat unclear, but it’s been traced back to a 2004 Olympic qualifier between Mexico and the U.S. in Guadalajara, the capital of the state of Jalisco. It then spread to stadiums across Mexico with fans of Guadalajara soccer club Atlas.
Alejandro Oliva, a 40-year-old soccer fan in downtown Guadalajara, said he didn’t understand why some people find the chant offensive.
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