Spurs fined by FA for fans' homophobic chanting

The chanting took place in the second half of last September's win at Manchester United

Tottenham Hotspur have been fined £75,000 by the Football Association following homophobic chanting by their fans during a 3-0 win at Manchester United last September.

The chanting was said to have taken place in the 49th and 79th minutes of the Premier League fixture at Old Trafford.

Immediately after the game, Spurs condemned "abhorrent homophobic chanting" as "simply unacceptable" and vowed to take the "strongest possible action".

The FA has confirmed the fine for "two breaches of FA Rule E21 in relation to crowd control misconduct".

That rule governs the behaviour of supporters at matches.