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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's national team has launched a campaign to discourage fans from shouting homophobic slurs during football matches.
Some of the players who will face Canada in a World Cup tie on Tuesday, including Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez, former Barcelona defender Rafael Marquez and PSV Eindhoven's Hector Moreno, read out a manifesto against abuse under the title "Embraced by Football."
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