Fa Fines Cardiff £15,000 For Homophobic Chants

The Football Association has fined Cardiff City £15,000 aft nan club's fans aimed homophobic chants astatine Chelsea.

Premier League broadside Chelsea hit League One Cardiff 3-1 successful an EFL Cup quarter-final astatine Cardiff City Stadium connected 16 December.

Cardiff opportunity they person besides been issued pinch an "action plan" by nan FA for nan abusive, offensive, homophobic and discriminatory chant during nan 2nd infinitesimal of nan fixture.

A nine spokesperson said that while Cardiff admit nan complaint and judge nan incident happened, they will beryllium lodging an entreaty against what they judge to beryllium an "excessive" good imposed.

The Welsh nine opportunity they will coming grounds that they took each reasonable measures to amended and pass and acted instantly connected nan nighttime pinch removal of individuals and large surface messaging.