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Liverpool footballers managed to enter the new season when they beat Norwich 3-0. After the meeting, however, there was not only talk of a dominant performance, but also one fan shout.
In addition to well-known chants, Liverpool fans also sang the shout “Rent Boy”. He was described by a group of LGBT + Kop Outs fans as homophobic. To which Liverpool himself reacted. “The chant is offensive and inappropriate. We urge supporters to remember the inclusive values of the club and to abstain in the future. “ published an opinion on its social networks.
Coach Jürgen Klopp also tried to raise awareness of the whole situation, in a video published on the Liverpool website he met the founder of Kop Outs, Paul Amman, and they discussed the situation together.
“We founded Kop Outs because there is a problem with homophobia in football. I have a lot of LGBT + friends who have expressed their discomfort when they are at matches. Or they don’t go to the stadium at all, because they’re afraid they won’t feel good there, ” explained at the beginning the formation of the group.
“People don’t realize that even though they shout at the player, the audience who hears it is also a fan of their club. From listening to You’ll Never Walk Alone and being drawn into a fantastic atmosphere, you are suddenly overwhelmed by cold sweat.
It’s as if someone has poured a bucket of cold water on you, so emotions will hit you. It’s a useless and disgusting shout that affects too many gay fans. And that’s bad.
We do not want to cancel the rivalry or atmosphere. We all love a great and positive atmosphere. There are situations where you want to get under the opponent’s fans, but you do it with dexterity and wit, ” he spoke towards the homophobic cry of male prostitution.
It was supposed to have originated more than 40 years ago, when newspapers reported an incident in which police found a Chelsea fan in an intimate relationship with a person of the same sex. Liverpool fans shouted him at Billy Gilmour, who is in Chwichea in Norwich.
Jürgen Klopp with the founder of Kop Outs.
Source: reprofoto
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The coach of the Liverpool footballers chose much sharper words in the video. “I’ll never understand why someone at a football stadium would sing something aimed at someone. I never understood it and I never liked it. We have probably the best list of chants in the world.
It’s easy to choose not to sing these chants anymore. From any perspective, it is not the most beautiful chant in the world, so it is not necessary. It causes discomfort to our own fans. It means a lot to them and to me, let’s sing another, ” said the coach who led the team to triumphs in the Premier League and Champions League.
“I really think it’s easy and it should be an easy decision. I can imagine people saying to themselves now, ‘come on, it just provokes them’ and things like that. But that’s the problem. We don’t understand that most of the time.
So now we can decide that this is no longer our chant. I’m not sure people are listening to me, but that would be nice. I don’t want to hear him anymore for many reasons.
We live in times when we learn a lot. I am 54 years old. When I was 20, we said a lot of things we didn’t think about. Meanwhile, thank God, 34 years later, we learn that this is not right. Even if you don’t think it’s behind what others think. But it’s still not right, so we should look at it, ” he offered his broader view of the situation.
In the end, he revealed that similar shouts did not help him or the team, and he used more expressive words. “From the player’s or coach’s point of view, I can say that these songs don’t help us. It’s a waste of time. When I hear Bobby Firmino, Mo Salah, You’ll Never Walk Alone at the stadium … It brings you chills, it kicks you.
Others are an absolute waste of time. If you think what you’re singing, you’re an idiot. If you don’t think about what you’re singing in that situation, it’s just a waste of time. Forget it and go to the next song, ” Jürgen Klopp commented on the homophobic shout.
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