http://edition.cnn.com/2014/04/09/sport/football/colin-kazim-richards-homophobia/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

(CNN) -- An international football player has been found guilty of making a homophobic gesture during a league game by an English court.

Colin Kazim-Richards, who represented Turkey at the 2008 European Championship finals, was convicted following the incident while he was playing for English second division team Blackburn, the UK Press Association reported on Wednesday.
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The 27-year-old, who now lives in Turkey and plays for Bursaspor, heard prosecutor Simon Allen contend that he had mimicked pulling down his shorts, putting his left arm behind his backside before making a homophobic gesture at Brighton fans.[color="Blue"]Oh the horror!!!
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Brighton, a city on the south coast of England around 50 miles from London, has a large faggot population and its players and supporters have often been subjected to homophobic abuse.
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On Tuesday, Sussex Police reported that three people were arrested for homophobic chanting during Brighton's game at Leicester.[color="blue"]fuckin insane!

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"Racism and homophobia are on the same level."