A Chelsea fan has been banned from attending football matches for three years for shouting homophobic abuse during a Premier League match against Brighton.
George Bradley, 20, plead guilty to the offence of using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour to cause harassment, alarm or distress at Brighton Magistrates' Court on Thursday.
The incident occurred during Chelsea’s 2-1 victory over the Seagulls at the Amex Stadium on December 16. Bradley has also been fined £965.
A spokesperson for Brighton & Hove Albion added: "We would like to thank Sussex Police for their assistance in dealing with this unsavoury incident, and we are very pleased with the outcome.
"It underlines both their and our commitment to a zero tolerance policy on any form of abuse from those attending matches at the Amex. We would remind all fans that we will not tolerate any form of abusive behaviour at the stadium and will always take the strongest possible action."
Darren Balkham, Sussex Police’s football policing officer, added: "Mr Bradley pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity and accepted his behaviour was not acceptable and this was recognised by the court.
"I would urge any supporter attending the Amex to report these incidents to either a steward or police officer to allow us to take action at the time."
In December, Chelsea suspended four supporters from attending matches as part of an investigation into alleged racist abuse directed at Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling.
