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AFL sacks William Houghton KC for controversial homophobic comments

The AFL sacked William Houghton KC from its appeals board following controversial comments he made regarding the penalty reduction for St Kilda's Lance Collard. Houghton, who stated that homophobic language is commonplace in football, sparked outrage and prompted the AFL to firmly reject the board's reasoning. AFL boss Andrew Dillon emphasized that homophobia has no place.

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