West Ham fined £120,000 for homophobic chants at Chelsea

West Ham person been fined £120,000 aft admitting a complaint of homophobic chanting during a lucifer against Chelsea.

The Hammers were charged pinch misconduct successful March pursuing their Premier League conclusion by Chelsea connected 3 February astatine Stamford Bridge.

After admitting nan charge, an independent regulatory committee said nan nine grounded to power its supporters and issued nan fine.

The committee recovered nan chanting amounted to a criminal offence.

West Ham said they person a zero-tolerance argumentation towards favoritism and they "unequivocally condemn" each forms of violative conduct.

The Football Association changed its rules successful 2023 to make homophobic chanting a chargeable offence.