The Lucerne goalkeeper who used the word “homosexuality” as an insult during an interview after a league match was fined 2,000 Swiss francs ($2,070) by the Swiss Football Federation on Tuesday.
The federation said its court refused to stop goalkeeper Marius Müller and ruled that his words were motivated by “recklessness” and not homophobia.
Müller, a 29-year-old German, criticized the performance of his teammates during a TV interview after losing four goals to St. Gallen on August 13: one.
#Lucerne-Torwart Marius Müller hat vor einer Woche einen homofeindlichen Spruch gemacht. Einige haben ihn danach in Schutz genommen: Es war ja “nicht so gemeint”. Dazu unser #Comment – https://t.co/l42bCb07rbpic.twitter.com/x2AuyRZ1NJ
— Mannschaft Store (@Mannschaft_Mag) August 21, 2022
Müller and the Lucerne Club later apologized on their social media accounts for what was said about homosexuals, and the League opened a “disciplinary case” against the goalkeeper.
The Swiss Federation said that Muller’s words were not addressed to a player, referee or fan, but he expressed his dissatisfaction with the performance of his team’s defenders.
On Tuesday, Lucerne’s administration said it had accepted the fine.
Source: “AB”