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Swedish soccer club suspends entire team for the rest of the season for anti-gay slurs

Swedish soccer team Sörskogens IF has suspended their entire team for anti-gay slurs and language directed at their opponents, the Stockholm Snipers, earlier this year. From The Local, which has a...

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Why does Major League Soccer take homophobia more seriously than other leagues?

Seattle Sounder Marc Burch was suspended There's a great column by Caleb Hannan at Grantland about the reasons Major League Soccer is...

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Major League Soccer suspends Seattle's Marc Burch three games for gay slur

Major League Soccer has suspended Seattle Sounder Marc Burch for calling an opponent a gay slur during his team's game last Thursday. While Burch issued an apology the next day, it wasn't enough...

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ESPN fires, suspends employees responsible for 'chink in the armor' headline, comment

ESPN has fired the employee responsible for a racially charged Jeremy Lin-inspired headline on their mobile site. They have also handed a 30-day suspension to their network anchor who used the term...

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Jason Akermanis demoted, retirement next?

Jason Akermanis has been demoted to a lower league by his Aussie Rules Football League team for two weeks for saying in a newspaper column two weeks ago that gay athletes should stay in the...