El Chelis Tells Fans On Video Released Friday To Stop Shouting ‘Puto’ Slur At Las Vegas Lights Soccer Games

By ALAN SNEL

LVSportsBiz.com

 

LVSportsBiz.com suggested a month ago the Las Vegas Lights’ colorful coach/technical director, El Chelis, tell Lights fans directly to not chant, “Puto,” at games because some people consider it an anti-gay slur that is also considered inappropriate by FIFA, international soccer’s governing body.

 

You can check out the LVSportsBiz.com story here suggesting the Lights enlist Chelis for the job.

 

And that’s exactly what the Lights decided to do by having El Chelis, joined by defender and captain Joel Huiqui, take about a minute to advise fans to please not shout “puto,” at games when the visiting team’s goaltender strikes the ball in a goal kick.

 

The Lights released this 52-second video via social media Friday.

Instead of using the “puto” word, which some people interpret as “faggot,” the team wants fans to chant, “Viva Lights.”

 

It is better to chant, “Viva Lights,” Huiqui said on the video.

 

“We have the opportunity to change history,” Huiqui said after Chelis spoke.

 

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For more background on the puto chant, read an LVSportsBiz.com story following the Lights’ first preseason game in February.

 

The Lights host the Swope Park Rangers 8 p.m. Saturday at Cashman Field. The Lights of the United Soccer League won their first game in Fresno and tied Reno, 1-1, last week at Cashman.

 

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