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<\/p>\nLuton Town have been fined by the FA <\/p>\n
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Luton Town have been fined \u00a3120,000 after \u201chomophobic\u201d chanting from travelling fans during their first Premier League fixture against Brighton.<\/p>\n
The club, who earned elevation to the English top flight for the first time since 1992 earlier this year, accepted a charge brought by the Football Association (FA) in relation to behaviour at their 12 August trip to the Amex Stadium.<\/p>\n
Luton have also been warned about their future conduct and issued with a two-year FA action plan.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe club have been fined \u00a3120,000 by the FA for homophobic chanting during our away match against Brighton & Hove Albion,\u201d the club said in a statement on X, formerly Twitter. <\/p>\n
\u201cHomophobia, like all forms of discrimination, has no place in football or society.\u201d<\/p>\n
The club added: \u201cAs an inclusive, family-oriented Club, Luton Town abhors abusive chanting such as this and has a zero-tolerance policy towards discrimination of all kinds. It is not acceptable towards anyone in football or wider society, either in person or online.<\/p>\n
\u201cThose involved were committing a criminal offence and anyone subsequently identified will be issued with a Club ban and face potential police investigation. Luton Town has worked with supporters in recent seasons to help form the Rainbow Hatters supporters\u2019 group for members of the LGBTQ+ community, who meet regularly to share their experiences of watching the Hatters.\u201d<\/p>\n
The club were also forced to issue a statement condemning the behaviour of some supporters during Liverpool\u2019s visit to Kenilworth Road on 5 November.<\/p>\n
Taunts that appeared to indirectly reference the Hillsborough tragedy were said to have been heard during the game.<\/p>\n
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Luton took on Liverpool on 5 November <\/p>\n
Luton said at the time that they were \u201csaddened\u201d and \u201cextremely disappointed that a small number of supporters soured the occasion with chants that may be interpreted as being in relation to tragedies that have affected Liverpool FC in the past\u201d.<\/p>\n
The club stressed that any perpetrators could face stadium bans and possible criminal prosecutions, while the FA contacted police for information after the fixture. <\/p>\n