Staff Reporter.
Tottenham Hotspur have been fined £75,000 by the Football Association following homophobic chanting by their fans during a 3-0 win at Manchester United.
The chanting was said to have taken place in the 49th and 79th minutes of the Premier League fixture at Old Trafford.
Immediately after the game, Spurs condemned “abhorrent homophobic chanting” as “simply unacceptable” and vowed to take the “strongest possible action”.
“The club is aware of abhorrent homophobic chanting from sections of our away support at Old Trafford today,” they said in a statement.
“The club will be working closely with the Police and stewards to identify anyone instigating or joining in with the chanting – we shall take the strongest possible action in accordance with our Sanctions and Banning Policy.
The FA has confirmed the fine for “two breaches of FA Rule E21 in relation to crowd control misconduct”.
“It was alleged that Tottenham Hotspur failed to ensure its spectators and or supporters… conduct themselves in an orderly fashion and don’t use words or otherwise behave in an improper, offensive, abusive, indecent, or insulting way with either an express or implied reference to sexual orientation around both the 49th and 79th minutes,” the FA said.
That rule governs the behaviour of supporters at matches.
Spurs will kick off their 2025-26 Premier League campaign on August 16 against Burnley at home.