People weren’t satisfied with the measures against Querétaro and are threatening to have the homophobic chant back as retaliation

After the assembly of owners of Liga MX held an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday morning to discuss the violent events that happened in Querétaro last weekend, they came to resolutions against Club Querétaro for not providing the security measures needed for a game with the violent background like the one between Querétaro and Atlas.

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But followers of Mexican soccer weren’t happy with said resolutions, as the feel they were weak and keep protecting the interests of a small group instead of the essence of the game, which is why FMF and Liga MX received backlash on social media.

And as if that wasn’t enough, people started using a hashtag suggesting the use of the homophobic chant in the next game Mexico National Team holds in Estadio Azteca as retaliation for the frail punishment Querétaro received.

People were expecting the disaffiliation of the franchise and to prohibit professional soccer in Querétaro or at least to force the team to leave the state, as they couldn’t guarantee the safety of the attendants. But instead, Liga MX agreed on keeping the team in Querétaro, although they won’t be able to have people in the stands for a year in their local games.

This measure didn’t sit well with the people, who were even proposing that Mexico should be excluded from the 2026 FIFA World Cup. But now, they intend to use the homophobic chant in the game against USMNT on March 24 as a way to protest against the violence, to make sure FIFA punishes Mexican Football Federation.

What did FIFA say?

Mexican fans are not happy with the light punishment given to Querétaro and the barras, who won’t be eliminated from Mexican soccer according to what Mikel Arriola, Liga MX president, said, as he thinks the animation groups -as he calls them- are needed in soccer to have an established fanbase.

They believe that the owners received a much severe punishment than the actual Barras, who won’t be able to enter the stadium in three years, which is why they’re planning to make FIFA aware of the situation by any means and punish FMF, even if it starts just as an economic penalty.

It’s yet to be seen what measures FIFA takes if the homophobic chant makes its reappearance in the stands, as the most they have done in the past is imposing penalty fees to FMF and vetoing the stadium for a couple of games.

Yon de Luisa responds to the threats

When asked about the initiative made by people on social media, Yon de Luisa, president of the Mexican Football Federation, said that he’s aware of the intentions people have of using the homophobic chant on the next match El Tri plays in Estadio Azteca.

He warned that they will take actions against whoever tries to bring the chant back to the stadium, as they won’t tolerate that kind of behavior in the stands, and that if they found the people chanting it, they will eject them from the stadium and might veto them.

“I’ve seen some tweets about that. We’ve received threats, this is nor the first nor the last time. But if someone wants to go and chant “P*to”, they will get ejected, (both in Liga MX) and in Mexico National Team games. They want to chant it? That’s perfect, they can forget about returning to a stadium.”

What will happen to Querétaro?

The team will return to Jorge Hank and Grupo Caliente who were still owners of the franchise as the current group were still paying him. Hank will have the remainder of 2022 to sell the team, and if that doesn’t happen, FMF will take over the franchise to sell it to a new investor.

Whoever acquires Club Querétaro, will be able to do what they please with the club, as the owners could decide keeping it in Querétaro or moving it to a different state, something that has happened in the past, as cities like Chiapas, Veracruz or Morelia have been left without professional soccer in recent years.

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