( CNN ) -- An international football player has been found guilty of making a homophobic gesture during a league game by an English court . Colin Kazim-Richards , who represented Turkey at the 2008 European Championship finals , was convicted following the incident while he was playing for English second division team Blackburn , the UK Press Association reported on Wednesday . It took place during a Championship game away to Brighton on February 12 , 2013 . The 27-year-old , who now lives in Turkey and plays for Bursaspor , heard prosecutor Simon Allen contend that he had mimicked pulling down his shorts , putting his left arm behind his backside before making a homophobic gesture at Brighton fans . He was fined £750 ( $ 1,256 ) , ordered to pay £620 ( $ 1,039 ) court costs and a £75 ( $ 125.60 ) victim surcharge , PA reported . Brighton , a city on the south coast of England around 50 miles from London , has a large gay population and its players and supporters have often been subjected to homophobic abuse . On Tuesday , Sussex Police reported that three people were arrested for homophobic chanting during Brighton 's game at Leicester . Kazim-Richards , who had previously played for Brighton between 2005-2006 , made the gesture after being taunted by home supporters who claimed he was overweight . Darren Hastings , a witness in the trial , said he noticed Kazim-Richards make the gesture four or five times during the match . `` It was utterly disgusting , '' Hastings told the court , PA reported . `` I understand that football players receive a number of gestures or comments from the crowd but I certainly did not expect to see a football player perform that gesture on the pitch . '' A second witness , Daryl Cannon , who was at the stadium working at the game on the day , also voiced his disgust at the gesture , PA reported . He was particularly surprised given Kazim-Richards ' work with Kick it Out -- an anti-discriminatory body which aims to eradicate racism and homophobia within football . `` I perceived it as a very wrong thing to do , particularly for someone who 's involved with the Kick It Out Campaign , '' Cannon told the court . `` Racism and homophobia are on the same level . ''
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