sports

MLS probes antisemitic chants at Turgeman in Montreal

Major League Soccer is investigating reports of antisemitic chants directed at New England Revolution's Israeli striker Dor Turgeman during Saturday's match against CF Montréal.

The New England Revolution have strongly condemned chants they deemed "antisemitic" and "discriminatory" from CF Montréal fans during Saturday's MLS matchup. The specific chants were directed toward their Israeli striker Dor Turgeman, with broadcast microphones capturing fans chanting "free Palestine" shortly before he scored a goal. syntagm.co.za

MLS on Monday confirmed it was "aware of reported antisemitic and discriminatory language directed at a New England Revolution player" and that the matter is under investigation.