Fletcher was heard by the referee directing a homophobic term at an opponent.<\/p>\n
When the charge was brought, the FA said: “It is alleged that during the fixture, you acted in an improper manner and\/or used abusive and\/or insulting words, contrary to FA rule E3.1.<\/p>\n
“It is alleged that the breach of FA Rule E3.1 is an ‘aggravated breach’, as defined in FA rule E3.2, as it included a reference, whether express or implied, to sexual orientation.”<\/p>\n
An FA regulatory commission hearing on February 3 handed down a six-match ban, fined him \u00a31,500 and also ordered him to complete an education order.<\/p>\n
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\n Jack Fletcher was fined \u00a31,500 and banned for six matches by the FA after admitting using a homophobic slur towards an opponent<\/p>\n
“I am truly sorry for the offensive word that I used in the heat of the moment,” Fletcher said.<\/p>\n
“Despite the fact I had no intention to use the term as a homophobic insult, I completely understand that such language is unacceptable and immediately apologised after the game.<\/p>\n
“I want to be clear that this momentary lapse of character absolutely does not reflect my beliefs or values.”<\/p>\n
A statement on social media from Rainbow Devils, United’s LGBTQ+ supporters’ club, welcomed Fletcher’s apology.<\/p>\n
“We hope Jack learns from this and grows as a person and a player,” it read.<\/p>\n
“His immediate regret and guilty plea suggests that he will.”<\/p>\n
A statement from United read: “Manchester United has worked with Jack to strengthen his understanding of discriminatory language and why it is harmful.<\/p>\n
“In addition to his ongoing participation in regular academy programmes on diversity and inclusion, Jack will also take part in educational training through the FA.<\/p>\n
“Manchester United prides itself on being an inclusive and welcoming club. Since launching All Red All Equal in 2016, we have embedded equality, diversity and inclusion into everything we do.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United midfielder Jack Fletcher has apologised for using a homophobic slur during a Vertu Trophy match after…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":328942,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[61,60,112],"class_list":["post-328941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328941","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=328941"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328941\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/328942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=328941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=328941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=328941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}