San Diego Loyal Forfeits Match After Opposing Team Member Allegedly Uses Homophobic Slur

[Coventina]

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/san-diego-loyal-forfeits-match-162729428.html?guccounter=1

I don't know what to make of this.

If it's a false accusation to get out of a penalty, that's terrible.

If the player is guilty of using a slur and is lying about it, that's terrible.



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The San Diego Loyal SC forfeited its USL Championship match Wednesday night after its players alleged a member of the opposing Phoenix Rising FC used a homophobic slur on the field.

According to the team's official Twitter account, as well as several reports, the incident allegedly occurred towards the end of the first half, when the slur was directed at Loyal's Collin Martin, who publicly came out as gay in 2018.

The San Diego players, coached by former U.S. men's national team star Landon Donovan, then took a knee at the beginning of the second half before walking off the pitch in protest.

"In the first half, a member of Phoenix Rising used a homophobic slur directed at Collin Martin. In response we have decided to walk off the pitch in protest," the team tweeted out in a statement during the game.

[RockRaven]

1. The league had better inflict some punishment on the slur user, or they've been rewarded for being

an asshole by getting an automatic win.