A man and a boy have been found guilty of shouting "shocking and disgusting" homophobic chants at a football match.
Ian Trow, 42, of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, and the 14-year-old had denied the charge of indecent chanting but were convicted at Portsmouth Magistrates' Court.
The charges relate to chants made at Portsmouth Football Club defender Sol Campbell during a match against Tottenham Hotspur at Fratton Park, Portsmouth, on September 28 last year.
After a three-hour trial, Georgette Holbrook, chairwoman of the panel, found the two defendants had chanted words which were "in extremely bad taste, they were inappropriate, shocking and disgusting, and as such they were indecent."
Sophie Stevens, prosecuting, said: "The police and members of the public considered there was significant abuse from the travelling Tottenham supporters, abuse above what is perhaps wrongly accepted at a football match."
The magistrates were shown a DVD of footage recorded by police showing Tottenham fans at the match. In a statement read to the court, Campbell said he felt "victimised" and "disgusted" by the chanting.
He said: "I felt absolutely disgusted at this and I didn't react because of my profile and I feared I might make the situation worse and cause problems. I felt totally victimised and helpless by the abuse I received on this day. It has had an effect on me personally and I do not want it to continue. I support the police in their action."
Following the match, Hampshire Police released images of 16 people wanted in connection with the chants.
A total of 11 were arrested and four men pleaded guilty to the offence in January and were sentenced to a three-year football banning order and a fine. Three men and two 15-year-old boys have been given police cautions, according to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).
While cases of racist chanting have been prosecuted before, this was the first case of indecent chanting to be brought to the courts, the CPS said.
