Cricket match called off in Edinburgh over ‘racial and homophobic’ slurs from football fans

Cricket match abandoned over homophobic slurs made by football fans.

Cricket match called off in Edinburgh over ‘racial and homophobic’ slurs from football fans

Murrayfield DAFS and Stewart Melville club and players, image courtesy: X

Chaos ensued in Edinburgh as a heated fight broke out between cricket players and football fans which led to unwanted media fanfare involving two big names of football. Murrayfield DAFS Cricket Club complained that their players were subjected to a ‘combination of sexist, homophobic and racist abuse’ during a match against Stewart’s Melville Cricket Club at Roseburn Park.

The club has issued a statement which states that the fracas took place when the Rangers and the Manchester United fans were going to a friendly football clash which was hosted in the nearby vicinity. The statement also said that two cricket players were being subjected to physical assault and despite two cops being there, no one came to intervene.

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Not only that, there were two instances of physical assault that were perpetrated on players. The perpetrators of said abuse were fans of football clubs playing a friendly at Murrayfield Stadium - and police were standing 50 yards away.
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The force had responded to claims which state that they are delving into the physical abuse incident but no reports have been filed pertaining to police inaction. The East of Scotland Cricket Association division seven clash was being played at Roseburn Park, which is just outside Murrayfield Stadium.

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Here is what Murrayfield DAFS president, Phil Yelland had to say about the situation

The Police has already responded to the allegations where they mentioned that officers have already been deployed to look into this incident. In response to this Murrayfield DAFS president, Phil Yelland said that it was unacceptable behavior. In a post that was made on Facebook, he complained that players must be able to pursue any sport without any kind of hate or interruption.

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Phil Yelland (R), image courtesy: X
Players playing any sport in a public space should be able to do so without fear of violence and without homophobic and racial abuse and other anti social behaviour.
Phil Yelland said

Denizens of the community have already been alerted and one of the players who was at the receiving end of the assault have already filed a police complaint which is being followed by the local constabulary. He also issued an apology toward Stewart Melville who is under investigation by BBC.

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