{"id":113207,"date":"2023-10-22T20:42:44","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T20:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/22\/manchester-city-condemn-offensive-sir-bobby-charlton-chants\/"},"modified":"2023-10-22T20:42:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T20:42:44","slug":"manchester-city-condemn-offensive-sir-bobby-charlton-chants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/22\/manchester-city-condemn-offensive-sir-bobby-charlton-chants\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester City condemn offensive Sir Bobby Charlton chants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/131502573_gettyimages-1737765981-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"_131502573_gettyimages-1737765981\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Before Saturday&#8217;s game, Manchester City players and fans paid tribute to their former striker Francis Lee who died earlier this month<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Manchester City say they will take action after a \u201csmall number of individuals\u201d were heard singing offensive chants following the death of Sir Bobby Charlton.<\/p>\n<p>The Manchester United and England legend\u00a0died on Saturday\u00a0aged 86.<\/p>\n<p>City have condemned the chants, which were heard in some Etihad Stadium concourses during their game against Brighton on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>The club say they are \u201cextremely disappointed\u201d by the reports.<\/p>\n<p>A statement from Manchester City said: \u201cManchester City FC are extremely disappointed to have learned of reports of offensive chanting from a small number of individuals about Sir Bobby Charlton in some of the concourses of Etihad Stadium during half-time of yesterday\u2019s Premier League fixture against Brighton and Hove Albion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe club condemns these chants in the strongest terms and apologises unreservedly to the family and friends of Sir Bobby, and to all those at Manchester United.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn this day of all days, when the stadium stood to pay tribute to our own legend in Francis Lee, Manchester City supporters should understand and appreciate as keenly as anyone the need for respect in our game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur security team are studying CCTV footage of the concourse areas. We are thankful to those who have already come forward to report this matter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe continue to appeal for any information that can help us identify the individuals involved so that we can take the appropriate action to issue banning orders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>United\u2019s next home Premier League game will be the Manchester derby against City on Sunday 29 October.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the Premier League said it was \u201cappalled\u201d to hear about the reports of chanting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe welcome Manchester City seeking information on those responsible and will support any subsequent action,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"gyrLyEwYdnI\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fitness and Fun Festival: Asempa FM\u2019s annual event comes off on Saturday \u2013 Agokansie (20-10-23)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gyrLyEwYdnI?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before Saturday&#8217;s game, Manchester City players and fans paid tribute to their former striker Francis Lee who died earlier this month Manchester City say they will take action after a \u201csmall number of individuals\u201d were heard singing offensive chants following the death of Sir Bobby Charlton. 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