San Diego’s professional soccer team walked off the field during a match that it was winning on Wednesday after an opposing team member allegedly hurled a homophobic slur at an openly gay player, the team says.
for six games by USL Championship and released from the Los Angeles team, NBC Sports reported.
“We don’t even want to recognize being a part of a match where these types of actions take place,” the San Diego team’s chairman, “The Loyal in our name is symbolic of the diversity in our community and as a club we will not stand for this.”“Last week we made it loud and clear that we do not stand for racism or homophobia.The team's head coach, Landon Donovan, said that the past week since the Sept. 23 incident has been difficult for the team.
"I understand that most people watching from afar probably don’t really get it, but we’ve been living it," he said. The club made a vow"that we would not stand for bigotry, homophobic slurs, things that don’t belong in our game." He acknowledged that forfeiting Wednesday's match would likely mean the Loyal SC would not make the playoffs, but, he said,"There are more important things in life, and we have to stick up for what we believe in."
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