Man United player suspended for making homophobic insult

Manchester United midfielder Jack Fletcher has been suspended for six games for making a homophobic insult about an opponent, the club said Wednesday. According to details of the incident published by the English Football Association this week, he admitted to calling an opponent a “gay boy." Fletcher, who is the son of former United player Darren Fletcher, was charged with an aggravated breach of the FA’s rules regarding insulting words or behavior because the alleged comments referred to s...

By JAMES ROBSON