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FIFA fines Mexico as Hernandez asks fans to stop homophobic chant

Javier Hernandez remonstrates with referee Alireza Faghani. [Photo/REUTERS]

Mexican striker Javier Hernandez has appealed to his country’s football fans to stop their homophobic chanting at World Cup matches, on a day when FIFA once again fined the Mexican football federation for their fans’ misconduct.

FIFA slapped the Mexicans with a CHF 10,000 (£7,619) fine for what it called “discriminatory and insulting chants” during their surprise 1-0 win over Germany on Sunday.

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