{"id":43317,"date":"2016-08-25T10:20:58","date_gmt":"2016-08-25T14:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/usl-suspends-and-fines-player-who-repeatedly-called-robbie-rogers-a-queer\/"},"modified":"2016-08-25T10:20:58","modified_gmt":"2016-08-25T14:20:58","slug":"usl-suspends-and-fines-player-who-repeatedly-called-robbie-rogers-a-queer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/usl-suspends-and-fines-player-who-repeatedly-called-robbie-rogers-a-queer\/","title":{"rendered":"USL Suspends and Fines Player Who Repeatedly Called Robbie Rogers a \u2018Queer\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>USL Suspends and Fines Player Who Repeatedly Called Robbie Rogers a \u2018Queer\u2019<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Robbie-Rogers.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Robbie-Rogers.png?resize=480%2C320\" alt=\"Robbie Rogers\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Robbie-Rogers.png?w=500 500w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Robbie-Rogers.png?resize=300%2C200 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The United Soccer League (USL) has suspended an Orange County Blues player <a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2016\/08\/robbie-rogers-queer\/\">w<\/a><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2016\/08\/robbie-rogers-queer\/\"><b>ho allegedly repeatedly called<\/b><\/a><span> out LA Galaxy defender <a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2016\/08\/robbie-rogers-queer\/\">Robbie Rogers<\/a> a &ldquo;queer&rdquo; during a game last weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><a href=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Richard-Chaplow.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Richard-Chaplow.jpg?resize=240%2C242\" alt=\"Richard Chaplow\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/a>Following the Saturday match, Rogers claimed on Facebook that midfielder Richard Chaplow (right, though Rogers didn&rsquo;t identify him specifically in the post) &ldquo;called me a queer repeatedly.&rdquo; Rogers added: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&ldquo;To be honest, my initial reaction was shock. This is my fourth season back in the MLS and I&rsquo;ve yet to hear another player use that or any other <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> slur during a game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&ldquo;I quickly became enraged. I spent the drive home wishing I had channeled my inner Zidane and punched or head-butted this player&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&ldquo;&hellip;I am proud more than ever that I had the courage to come out as a queer <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">man<\/a>. I feel so fortunate to have gotten to share my story with others and to have gotten to play this sport I love so much as an openly <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> person. I am, more than ever, thankful to have teammates and a family that love and support me for the son, brother, partner, father and queer player that I am.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m encouraging, as I did when I came out four years ago, all athletes to find the courage within themselves to come out. Listen, only you know when and how it&rsquo;s best for you to <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">live<\/a> your truth and share your story, but each one of you that chooses to make this courageous step is not just vastly improving your own life but literally saving others.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/sports\/spt-columns-blogs\/the-full-90\/article97643812.html\"><b>The Kansas City Star<\/b><\/a><span> reports that a USL spokesperson said the decision to suspend Chaplow for two games and fine the player for an undisclosed sum was determined after <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">video<\/a> review, along with conversations with the referee and players and staff for both teams.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>RELATED:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2014\/12\/robbie-rogers-spills-the-beans-on-the-first-time-he-hooked-up-with-another-guy-video\/\"><em>Robbie Rogers Spills the Beans on His &lsquo;Awkward&rsquo; First Time Hooking Up With Another Guy: VIDEO<\/em><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><span>USL president Jake Edwards said: &ldquo;The USL has zero tolerance for this type of behavior. We cannot, nor will we, condone any language that is counter to the values we have instilled throughout the USL.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In light of recent events. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JzLQTjDHIr\">pic.twitter.com\/JzLQTjDHIr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Richard chaplow (@Rchap04) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rchap04\/status\/768609435044294656\">August 25, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>However, Chaplow has denied accusations that he is homophobic : &ldquo;I have been banned for swearing at a player, not homophobic slurs. A former player with English teams Burnley, West Brom and Southampton, Chaplow told <\/span><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2016\/08\/24\/richard-chaplow-suspended-for-homophobic-abuse-of-la-galaxy-defe\/\"><b>The Telegraph<\/b><\/a><span>:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span>&ldquo;At no point in the statement is a homophobic slur made reference to, and the simple reason for this is it didn&rsquo;t happen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&ldquo;I swore several times at Rogers for over reacting to a foul, but at no time was the language homophobic and no evidence has been found of this, hence the way the statement has been wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&ldquo;I feel it&rsquo;s important that people realise what the ban is for.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&ldquo;I have a close family member that is openly part of LGBT community so to suggest I&rsquo;m homophobic is ridiculous and there is no evidence to support this.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Supporting his player, OC Blues head coach Barry Venison said: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&ldquo;I am delighted that Richard has been found 100 per cent innocent of the false accusations of him directing homophobic language towards an opponent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&ldquo;The fact is, Richard is being punished for swearing at an opponent and I&rsquo;m disappointed at the severity of the punishment for &ldquo;offensive and abusive language directed at another player&rdquo;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&ldquo;I encourage all news outlets, reporters and responsible human beings to read the USL statement and report what it actually says and not what they would like it to say.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>(Chaplow image via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rchap04\/media\">Twitter<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2016\/08\/richard-chaplow\/\">USL Suspends and Fines Player Who Repeatedly Called Robbie Rogers a &lsquo;Queer&rsquo;<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/\">Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=HIBf3SWh6DI:TrvmB8kq0M8:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=HIBf3SWh6DI:TrvmB8kq0M8:I9og5sOYxJI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=I9og5sOYxJI\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=HIBf3SWh6DI:TrvmB8kq0M8:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=HIBf3SWh6DI:TrvmB8kq0M8:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?i=HIBf3SWh6DI:TrvmB8kq0M8:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=HIBf3SWh6DI:TrvmB8kq0M8:cGdyc7Q-1BI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=cGdyc7Q-1BI\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=HIBf3SWh6DI:TrvmB8kq0M8:YwkR-u9nhCs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=YwkR-u9nhCs\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/towleroad\/feed\/~4\/HIBf3SWh6DI\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~r\/towleroad\/feed\/~3\/HIBf3SWh6DI\/\" class=\"autohyperlink\">feeds.towleroad.com\/~r\/towleroad\/feed\/~3\/HIBf3SWh6DI\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USL Suspends and Fines Player Who Repeatedly Called Robbie Rogers a \u2018Queer\u2019 The United Soccer League (USL) has suspended an Orange County Blues player who allegedly repeatedly called out LA Galaxy defender Robbie Rogers a &ldquo;queer&rdquo; during a game last weekend. Following the Saturday match, Rogers claimed on Facebook that midfielder Richard Chaplow (right, though &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/usl-suspends-and-fines-player-who-repeatedly-called-robbie-rogers-a-queer\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">USL Suspends and Fines Player Who Repeatedly Called Robbie Rogers a \u2018Queer\u2019<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2466,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[107],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>USL Suspends and Fines Player Who Repeatedly Called Robbie Rogers a \u2018Queer\u2019 - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/usl-suspends-and-fines-player-who-repeatedly-called-robbie-rogers-a-queer\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"USL Suspends and Fines Player Who Repeatedly Called Robbie Rogers a \u2018Queer\u2019 - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"USL Suspends and Fines Player Who Repeatedly Called Robbie Rogers a \u2018Queer\u2019 The United Soccer League (USL) has suspended an Orange County Blues player who allegedly repeatedly called out LA Galaxy defender Robbie Rogers a &ldquo;queer&rdquo; during a game last weekend. 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