Fans of the Mexican national team have damaged the reputation of Dallas with the homophobic scream

The behavior of the supporters of the Mexican national team in North Texas is significantly affecting a relationship that took a long time to build.

The homophobic scream that has been heard in the last two games that El Tri has played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington is causing serious problems for the Mexican Soccer Federation and for the city of Dallas.

In the May 31 friendly game against Iceland, and in the opening game of the Gold Cup on Saturday against Trinidad and Tobago, the cry of “ehhh p …” echoed in the home of the Dallas Cowboys.

In both games, the expletive forced the referees to stop the actions and Concacaf and FIFA opened an investigation to determine the sanctions to be imposed on the Mexican Soccer Federation.

“The fans who engage in this behavior are disappointing many Mexican fans who want to positively support their team,” Concacaf said in a statement.

“They also damaged Dallas’ reputation as a soccer city, particularly after Mexico’s recent friendly matches took place in Atlanta, Nashville and Los Angeles without any discriminatory chant,” said the governing body for soccer in North America, Central America. and the Caribbean.

The relationship of trust for the Mexican team to consider Dallas one of their favorite cities to play games took many years to build.

Saturday’s game against Trinidad and Tobago marked their 10th appearance at AT&T Stadium since its opening in 2009.

“When we were building AT&T Stadium, we had the Mexican team in our plans,” he recently told Up to date, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones.

The owner of the Cowboys built one of the most impressive stadiums in the sporting world and it was always on his mind that this stage would become the home of the Mexican national team.

“We had big plans for more than 100,000 people to come together for a one-of-a-kind sports experience, not just with the Cowboys games, but also with other world-class sporting events like international soccer games, and of course that conversation included the Mexican national team, ”said Jones.

The relationship between Dallas and El Tri was strengthened in 2019 when the Mexican Soccer Federation announced an agreement to bring El Tri to the Cowboys’ home at least once a year.

The Dallas Sports Commission has used that pact to strengthen its desire to make Dallas one of the venues for the 2026 World Cup.

The recent behavior of the public in the games of the Mexican national team in Dallas has put all that at risk.

On Wednesday, Mexico faces Guatemala in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas in what will be the second game of the Gold Cup group stage.

The match was under threat of being played without an audience in the stands due to the behavior of the fans in the match against Trinidad and Tobago, but it was finally decided to open the stadium doors to the fans.

Wednesday’s game at the Cotton Bowl will be a definitive test to see if North Texas fans have gotten the message that the homophobic scream could end the relationship between Dallas and the Mexican national team.

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