Former Hearts trialist Yann Songo’o has been charged by the FA for making a homophobic slur.
The midfielder, who plays for Morecambe, was on trial at Tynecastle back in September and featured in pre-season friendlies against St Mirren and Burnley, but Robbie Neilson decided against offering the on-time Ross County loanee a deal.
But he linked up yet again with ex-boss Derek Adams at Morecambe, having played for him in Dingwall and at Plymouth previously.
But now Songo’o is in hot water after receiving a straight red card during Morecambe’s home defeat to Tranmere Rovers at the end of last month.
The FA launched an investigation into the alleged slur, and have now brought charges against the 29-year-old.
A statement read: “Morecambe FC’s Yann Songo’o has been charged with an ‘aggravated breach’ of FA Rule E3 following their EFL League Two fixture against Tranmere Rovers FC on Saturday 30 January 2021.
“It is alleged that the midfielder used abusive and/or insulting language towards an opponent during the 45th minute of the fixture, which is contrary to FA Rule E3.1, and that this constitutes an ‘aggravated breach’, as defined in FA Rule E3.2, because the language included a reference to sexual orientation.”
Morecambe responded at the time by saying they “abhor abuse of any sort, be it be on the grounds of race, colour, religion, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, age, disability or sexual orientation”.
