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Here is the full encounter between Landon Donovan @SanDiegoLoyal and Rick Schantz @PHXRisingFC. I'll let you decide what words you hear.
You shouldn't need me to say this, but as a queer man working in soccer: this entire sequence is atrocious, from the player using a slur to Rick Schantz trying to defend it unapologetically.
This from San Diego's owner. There's your player, which I can confirm via four independent sources at the stadium. There's your coach prioritizing a possible result over standing against homophobia, too.
At a loss for words at this point. https://twitter.com/WillCarp20/status/1311517473825415169?s=20
At a loss for words at this point. https://twitter.com/WillCarp20/status/1311517473825415169?s=20
Multiple sources, including the audio of Tarek Morad (32) at 0:30, confirm the slur used by Junior Flemmings was "batty boy," a Jamaican slang term for a gay or effeminate man.
The #USL "will provide a ruling on any potential player discipline as well as determining the final outcome of the game ASAP," per a spokesperson. https://twitter.com/USLChampionship/status/1311516214372503553
