Cheltenham Town 'saddened' by homophobic abuse reports
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Cheltenham Town are without a win in eight games in League One
Cheltenham Town say they are "saddened" by reports of homophobic abuse during Saturday's League One draw with Charlton Athletic.
Gloucestershire Police are investigating after receiving reports that anti-gay slurs were chanted at a player at the Jonny-Rocks Stadium.
In a statement, Cheltenham said the club have "a zero-tolerance policy to discrimination of any kind".
Police are also urging anyone with information to come forward.
'Bitterly disappointed'
It confirmed that officers had spoken to three youths and their details were taken before they were ejected from the ground.
This happened after police received reports of homophobic abuse and that a player had been spat at during the match.
A spokesman said that this kind of behaviour "will not be tolerated and we will continue to work with both clubs to investigate".
Proud Robins, the club's LGBTQ+ supporters' network, said they were "bitterly disappointed".
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"Discriminatory abuse is a hate crime and any person using it is not a fan and needs to face the full consequences," they added.
Chuks Aneke's last-gasp leveller earned Charlton a 1-1 draw in the game, leaving Cheltenham 13th in League One.
