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¡Puto! Mexican soccer fans chant gay slur during World Cup
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July 13, 2015
Mexican soccer fan: 'Puto' is a gay slur
Defending the chant is akin to defending the Confederate flag.
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July 10, 2015
Will Phoenix allow Mexico fans to chant gay slur?
Mexico fans cheering on their men's national team chanted "iPuto!" at least five times at Chicago's Soldier Field last night. The team's next game is in Phoenix this Sunday.
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July 18, 2014
'Rent Boy' soccer chant painted as anti-gay
With the attention paid to the 'puto' World Cup chant, some are now claiming that 'rent boy' targeting Chelsea F.C. players is anti-gay.
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June 29, 2014
ESPN and Univision broadcast gay slur again
FIFA controls the international audio and video feed, which continues to carry the gay slur. ESPN and Univision choose not to mute or bleep the audio when the gay slur is chanted.
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June 20, 2014
Mexico coach defends fans' use of gay slur
Mexico coach Miguel Herrera says the gay slur at the World Cup is 'not that bad.'
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June 19, 2014
Podcast: Meaning of Mexican fans' World Cup slurs
Some say "puto" is not a gay slur, but a Mexican-born professor at Penn State joins us to strongly disagree.
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June 19, 2014
FIFA to investigate World Cup gay slurs
Fans were chanting "puta" during the game between the two teams, and could face FIFA discipline.
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June 18, 2014
¡Puto! Mexican soccer fans chant gay slur
Crowd yells the slur "puto" at the opposing goalie and you can hear it on the TV broadcast.