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L.A. Galaxy Star Fined, Suspended 2 Games For Calling Teammate An Anti-Gay Slur

Sebastian Lletget said he “messed up,” vows to continue to be “an ally for the LGBTQ+ community.”

Jeffrey Cawood
L.A. Galaxy Star Fined, Suspended 2 Games For Calling Teammate An Anti-Gay Slur
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On Friday, Major League Soccer announced it had fined Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder Sebastian Lletget an undisclosed amount, and suspended him for two matches, for posting a video of himself using an anti-gay slur in an Instagram story earlier this month.

The Los Angeles Times reports, “The suspension follows a league investigation into the incident, which began after Lletget posted, then took down, a video that showed him sneaking up behind teammate Julian Araujo after practice and using the epithet, apparently as a prank.” According to the Times, “Araujo also posted and removed the video.”

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