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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Graham Dunbar

Real Madrid lose appeal against Uefa after fans targeted Pep Guardiola with homophobic chant

Pep Guardiola was the target of a homophobic chant during Man City’s match against Real Madrid last year (Martin Rickett/PA) - (PA Wire)

Real Madrid has lost its appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against a Uefa fine imposed after fans directed homophobic chants at Pep Guardiola during a Champions League match against Manchester City.

The sports’ highest court upheld the penalty, ruling the chant was "of a severe discriminatory nature … to be considered as far more serious and damaging than acceptable satire and banter."

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