Down’s Syndrome Football Chant “Distressing” Says Kevin Kilbane
February 25, 2015
Kevin Kilbane has made a complaint to the Football Association, after claims West Ham fans mocked disabled people in an offensive chant.
The former Everton and Sunderland midfielder, who has a daughter with Down’s Syndrome and is patron of the Down’s Syndrome Association, said he felt “compelled” to speak out about the chants witnessed by friends.
“I felt compelled [to complain] as a father, first and foremost, and to someone who takes his daughters to football matches further down the line,” he said.
Kilbane also said he had received criticism on social media for raising the complaint.
This clip is originally from 5 live Afternoon Edition on Tuesday 24 February 2015.
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Very sad. What is it with football nowadays? So many fans and players doing so many controversial things. It’s a minority of course, but go back fifty years and I don’t think you will find so much football controversy then.
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People are sick, until it happens to them…
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