Everton condemn ‘unacceptable’ homophobic chants of ‘Chelsea rent boy’ from some of their own fans during their Premier League draw against Blues at Stamford Bridge
- Everton LGBTQ+ group Rainbow Toffees condemned the homophobic chants
- The group said they had brought up the chants with the club in the past
- The Toffees criticised the ‘unacceptable’ behaviour from some of their fans
Everton have condemned homophobic chants from the club’s supporters during their Premier League game at Chelsea.
The Toffees criticised the ‘unacceptable’ behaviour from some of their fans at Stamford Bridge on Thursday evening.
A club statement on Twitter read: ‘Everton condemns the homophobic chanting directed at a Chelsea player this evening at Stamford Bridge.
‘Such behaviour is unacceptable and does not represent the values of our club or our wider fanbase.
Everton have criticised the ‘unacceptable’ behaviour from some of their fans at Chelsea
‘Through our ‘All Together Now’ campaign we promote and celebrate the diversity and inclusivity within our club, our game and our community.
‘We expect fans to reflect those values by refraining from any discriminatory chanting in the future.’
Everton LGBTQ+ group Rainbow Toffees said on Twitter: ‘We’ve been informed of the ‘Chelsea Rent Boy’ chants. This is something we totally condemn.
‘It’s wrong, it’s homophobic & needs to stop. We have brought this up with the club in the past & will be bringing it up again.’
The Merseyside club hit out at ‘unacceptable’ homophobic chanting during Thursday’s draw
Earlier this month Leeds condemned ‘unacceptable’ homophobic chants by a section of their supporters towards Crystal Palace midfielder Conor Gallagher.
A group of fans could be heard singing ‘Chelsea rent boy’ at Gallagher, who is on a season-long loan from Stamford Bridge, in the first half of United’s 1-0 Premier League win over Palace.
The chants were branded ‘unarguably homophobic’ by Marching Out Together, the Leeds’ LGBT+ supporters group, and came during a fixture which had been dedicated to Stonewall’s Rainbow Laces campaign.