Millwall charged by FA for failing to control fans

Millwall have received two charges by the Football Association relating to fan behaviour during their Championship match against Charlton Athletic on 24 January.

The FA have charged the Lions for failing to ensure their supporters behaved in a proper manner and allegedly conducting themselves in a discriminatory manner that includes reference to disability and sexual orientation.

The charges comes just three days after the club were fined £45,000 by the FA for abusive chanting, which also included a reference to disability, during September's Carabao Cup tie at Crystal Palace.

Due to previous breaches in October 2023, for abuse with "express or implied reference to religion" towards then Wigan player James McClean, and another last June for homophobic chants directed towards Crystal Palace full-back Ben Chilwell, the club had an action planned imposed upon them by the FA.

This has since been extended to the end of the 2026-27 season.

Millwall have now been charged with breaching FA Rules E21.1 and E21.4 five times, according to an FA statement., external

The Lions have until Tuesday, 24 March in which to provide a response to the charges, for which they say they will do so with "robust."

In a statement on the club website, Millwall wrote, external: "Once again, the club strongly emphasises that the chant in question goes against everything the club stands for and is wholeheartedly condemned.

"The club has a zero-tolerance policy towards all forms of discriminatory abuse; such behaviour has no place in society.

"Any individual identified as engaging in such abuse will be banned."