Former player Ouissem Belgacem, whose book about growg up gay football has stunned France, explas how he turned shame to Pri.
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Olivier Rouyer, the first French football player to e out as gay, hop that Englishman Jake Daniels' statement will serve as an example France. * france gay football *
Soccer France Olivier Rouyer, the first French football player to e out as gay, hop that Englishman Jake Daniels' statement will serve as an example France.
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On Monday, May 16, 32 years after striker Jt Fashanu me out publicly as gay, Jake Daniels, a Blackpool midfielr England's 2nd divisn, beme the send Brish profsnal footballer to speak publicly about beg gay while still playg. "Beg gay, bi or queer is still a taboo men's football, " the 17-year-old said, an terview wh the Sky Sport TV channel the wake of his g out. His prence the stands rather than on the field durg the match agast Montpellier on Saturday, May 14, "for personal reasons, " was perceived by many as a sire not to jo the mpaign agast homophobia anized by the Ligue Football Profsnnel (LFP) and the advocy groups Foot Ensemble, PanamBoyz & Girlz Uned and SOS Homophobie durg the 37th and 38th days of the French first and send leagu.
His cisn to s out match has been nmned by former striker and ach, Olivier Rouyer, who was the first French football personaly to be openly homosexual 2008, long after his reer end. A few months before him, another active player, Atralian Joshua Cavallo, me out as gay.
In France, several French football lears have taken a stand agast homophobia wh no hatn. I scerely thk, and I have been sayg for a long time, that if a player clared his homosexualy, he would be supported by all footballers, managers and sponsors. France’s World Cup-wng striker Olivier Giroud believ is “impossible” for a profsnal footballer to e out as gay.
France’s World Cup-wng striker Olivier Giroud believ is “impossible” for a profsnal footballer to e out as gay. * france gay football *
The Chelsea star, speakg to French newspaper Le Figaro, said is an “unrstatement” to say the sport is not ready to accept an openly gay player.
“That was when I said to myself ’s impossible to display homosexualy football. READ: Thomas Hzlsperger out as gay. READ: World’s first gay gby club turns 20.