8 Male Football Players who Dared to Come Out As Gay [2023 Update]

Contents:

• BRAVE TEEN FOOTBALLER AT CHAMPNSHIP CLUB IS GOG TO E OUT AS GAY NEXT WEEK
• BRAVE A-LEAGUE PLAYER JOSH CAVALLO OUT AS ONLY KNOWN GAY FOOTBALLER THE WORLD EMOTNAL VIO
• GAY PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALLER IS THERAPY AS HE FEARS ABE OM FANS IF HE CHOOS TO E OUT
• GAY FOOTBALLER WHO WROTE AN OPEN LETTER THE SUN IS ‘RELIEVED’ HIS FEELGS HAVE BEEN MA PUBLIC
• 8 MALE FOOTBALL PLAYERS WHO DARED TO COME OUT AS GAY
• GAY FOOTBALLER REVEALS HE’S TOO SRED TO E OUT & BEGS PREMIER LEAGUE CHIEFS FOR HELP
• GAY FOOTBALLERS: FA AND THREE-BIG NAME STARS TALKS TO PUBLICLY REVEAL THEIR SEXUALY, ACRDG TO JOHN NILSON MP
• GAY FOOTBALLER WHO WROTE LETTER THE SUN 'RELIEVED' FEELGS ARE PUBLIC
• ‘BLOWN AWAY BY SUPPORT’ – ZANR MURRAY BE FIRST OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLER STTISH FOOTBALL SCE JT FASHANU
• GAY FOOTBALLER JOSH CAVALLO WOULD BE ‘SRED’ TO PLAY AT WORLD CUP QATAR
• KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY
• JAKE DANIELS: BLACKPOOL STRIKER REVEALS HE IS GAY AS HE BE FIRST FOOTBALLER TO E OUT SCE JT FASHANU
• JOSH CAVALLO: THE WORLD’S ONLY OPENLY GAY TOP-TIER MEN’S FOOTBALLER
• GAY FOOTBALL MANAGER LE TUFFS ME OUT WHILE PLAYG NON-LEAGUE BUT FEARS PREMIER LEAGUE STARS N’T BEE OF OWNERS
• JOSH CAVALLO BE ONE OF THE FEW PROFSNAL MEN'S FOOTBALLERS TO E OUT AS GAY
• GAY STRASBOURG
• GIANT MURAL ON NORWICH PUB HONOURS JT FASHANU, ENGLAND'S FIRST OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLER

BRAVE TEEN FOOTBALLER AT CHAMPNSHIP CLUB IS GOG TO E OUT AS GAY NEXT WEEK

ExclivePublished: 21:53, 14 May 2022Updated: 21:54, 14 May 2022A BRAVE teenage footballer has told his club he is gog to e out next week — and bee the only current openly gay male profsnal player Bra. 1A brave teenage footballer has told his club he is gog to e out next week — and bee the only current openly gay male profsnal player BraCred: Getty.

Jt one current male player world football has e out as gay — 22-year-old Josh Cavallo, of Atralia’s Alai Uned. The only proment male English footballer to have done so was Jt Fashanu, who revealed he was gay 1990.

Last night, Amal Fashanu — the niece of the late star who ns the Jt Fashanu Foundatn, fightg homophobia and racism football — said: “This is very enuragg news and shows the posive steps that have been taken society and football.

BRAVE A-LEAGUE PLAYER JOSH CAVALLO OUT AS ONLY KNOWN GAY FOOTBALLER THE WORLD EMOTNAL VIO

In October The Sun told how a gay Premier League footballer has had therapy amid fears of g out.

GAY PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALLER IS THERAPY AS HE FEARS ABE OM FANS IF HE CHOOS TO E OUT

AUSTRALIAN footballer Josh Cavallo has e out as gay - sayg he is 'tired of this double life'. In an emotnal vio on Alai Uned's social media page, the urageo 21-year-old said: "I'm a footballer and I'm gay.

GAY FOOTBALLER WHO WROTE AN OPEN LETTER THE SUN IS ‘RELIEVED’ HIS FEELGS HAVE BEEN MA PUBLIC

"Beg a gay closeted footballer, I've had to learn to mask my feelgs orr to f the mould of a profsnal footballer.

8 MALE FOOTBALL PLAYERS WHO DARED TO COME OUT AS GAY

"Growg up beg gay and playg football were jt two worlds that hadn't crossed paths before. Football Atralia wrote: "Football Atralia wish to mend Josh's bravery to e out as the only openly gay player the A-League men petn.

Jt Fashanu me out October 1990 but was subjected to horrific homophobic abe and took his own life 1998. And earlier this month, SunSport revealed a gay Premier League footballer has had therapy bee he is so ightened of g out, tellg iends: “I will be ccified. A GAY Premier League footballer has had therapy bee he is so ightened of g out, tellg pals: “I will be ccified.

GAY FOOTBALLER REVEALS HE’S TOO SRED TO E OUT & BEGS PREMIER LEAGUE CHIEFS FOR HELP

3A gay Premier League star has had therapy bee he is so ightened of g out, tellg pals: 'I will be ccified'. Amal, who onted an award-wng documentary about her uncle, has set up a chary dited to helpg tackle homophobia and racism wh the sport. 3Amal told The Sun: 'The realy is that homophobia, pecially onle, is more prevalent than ever.

ExclivePublished: 18:39 ET, Jul 11 2020Updated: 1:45 ET, Jul 12 2020A GAY footballer who wrote an open letter The Sun is “relieved” his feelgs have been ma public.

3The Sun featured an open letter wrten by a gay footballer who says he is 'relieved' his feelgs have been ma publicCred: Getty Imag - Getty. 3John Fashanu and Amal Fashanu — who set up the Jt Fashanu Foundatn which foc on Racism, Homophobia and Mental Health FootballCred: Getty Imag - Getty.

GAY FOOTBALLERS: FA AND THREE-BIG NAME STARS TALKS TO PUBLICLY REVEAL THEIR SEXUALY, ACRDG TO JOHN NILSON MP

Sky Sports host Mark McAdam, who me out aged 28, told TalkSport the letter gave a powerful sight to the plight of gay players sufferg silence. Celebry Big Brother star John Barn reveals to hoemat why gay footballers don't e out.

But tak guts to e out and reveal one’s genr as gay, which is ually an act of urage a world that is not ndned to accept every genr. Seventeen male footballers have urageoly revealed their sexualy as gay public so far. Even though has already been three s sce Jt Fashanu first publicly me out as gay, there are only a few of them revealg .

GAY FOOTBALLER WHO WROTE LETTER THE SUN 'RELIEVED' FEELGS ARE PUBLIC

The primary reason behd many gay footballers not revealg their sexualy publicly is fear of homophobia on and off the pch. So, many profsnal leagu, teams, and players are raisg their voic to fight back agast homophobia so that gay footballers don’t face backlash while g out.

Now, whout any further ado, let’s list the football players who dared to e out as gay publicly. Moreover, Andy Brennan is the first Atralian male footballer to openly disclosed beg gay. Currently, he is the only openly gay football player to play any of the Amerin top 5 major leagu.

‘BLOWN AWAY BY SUPPORT’ – ZANR MURRAY BE FIRST OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLER STTISH FOOTBALL SCE JT FASHANU

In 2020, durg the San Diego Loyal match agast Phoneix Risg FC, Mart released a story of homophobic sults directed toward him. One of the hight-profile male football players publicly clarg himself as gay is German footballer Thomas Hzlsperger. In January 2014, Hzlsperger me out as gay while terviewg Die Ze, a German newspaper.

Later, after wng the 2014 MLS Cup, Rodgers also beme the first gay male to w the league tle the USA. In November 2011, an terview wh Canadian broadster Rad Canada, Tto me out as gay.

GAY FOOTBALLER JOSH CAVALLO WOULD BE ‘SRED’ TO PLAY AT WORLD CUP QATAR

Moreover, David Tto is the first profsnal Amerin male profsnal footballer to e out as gay. In 2019, he was also featured a documentary related to homophobia sports named Standg on the Le.

KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY

Tto is a You Can Play mpaign advisory group fightg to elimate homophobia the sportg world.

JAKE DANIELS: BLACKPOOL STRIKER REVEALS HE IS GAY AS HE BE FIRST FOOTBALLER TO E OUT SCE JT FASHANU

Anton Hysen is the youngt son of retired Swedish footballer Glenn Hysen and one of the gay players football. Later, he was profiled on Swedish broadstg channel TV4 March 2011 a bate show (Can gays play football too?

Likewise, he also participated the 7th edn of the realy TV show Lets Dance and beme the first-ever gay to w the ntt.

JOSH CAVALLO: THE WORLD’S ONLY OPENLY GAY TOP-TIER MEN’S FOOTBALLER

The documentary Rise Above is a film on Anton Hysen released 2013 to portray his story as gay.

But as one of the gay players football, Rouyer is dog his bt to fight homophobia France. In 1990, Jt broke the barrier the footballg World when he clared himself gay publicly the newspaper. Later, on 22nd October 1990, The Sun Tabloid newspaper published the headle “£1m Football Star: I AM GAY”.

GAY FOOTBALL MANAGER LE TUFFS ME OUT WHILE PLAYG NON-LEAGUE BUT FEARS PREMIER LEAGUE STARS N’T BEE OF OWNERS

After his ath, The Pk Paper ranked Jt Fashanu the 99th spot the Top 500 Lbian and Gay Hero. Likewise, The Jt Fashanu All-stars football special event started Brighton to honor him and promote homosexualy football.

In June 2020, former profsnal footballer Tomas Beattie me out as gay durg an Amerin sports channel ESPN terview. Furthermore, he is one of the send Brish football players to publicly e out as gay after Jt Fashanu did 30 years ago. Siarly, Richarlyson Barbossa Felisbo om Brazil also revealed his genr as gay openly.

The above list of players plet our list of 8 footballers who dared to e out as gay.

JOSH CAVALLO BE ONE OF THE FEW PROFSNAL MEN'S FOOTBALLERS TO E OUT AS GAY

Therefore, a suable environment should be created through tn as a drivg factor, so gay footballers don’t feel prsured to reveal their sexualy. A SECOND gay footballer today reveals he is too ightened to e out - and urg Premier League boss to do more to help tormented stars.

He adds: “The realy is that we are two of many players the Premier League who are gay. Norwich will aid the foundatn’s mpaign to fight agast homophobia and racism the game, and to raise mental health awarens.

GAY STRASBOURG

“They’re tryg to tackle racism and their energy is foced on that, although there is arguably a bigger problem wh homophobia football. German ex-Aston Villa and Wt Ham star Thomas Hzleperger revealed he was gay after retirg 2014.

Watford striker Troy Deeney has said he believ every team has one gay or bisexual player – and backed them to e out. 2Amal Fashanu, the niece of tragic gay footballer Jt, said the player felt a 'weight off his shoulrs' after readg the first open letter published JulyCred: Getty - Contributor.

Those nng need to put more measur place so that gay players know they will get the support they need.

GIANT MURAL ON NORWICH PUB HONOURS JT FASHANU, ENGLAND'S FIRST OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLER

ExclivePublished: 16:53 ET, May 14 2022A BRAVE teenage footballer has told his club he is gog to e out next week — and bee the only current openly gay male profsnal player Bra. Sports Mister Tracey Crouch also enurag players not to hi and blasts FA chairman Greg Clarke for recent mentsPublished: 16:50, 13 Dec 2016Updated: 13:05, 1 Nov 2017THREE big-name footballers are on the brk of revealg that they’re gay. 4 John Nilson claims three players are talks wh the FA to e out as gayCred: News Group Newspapers Ltd.

The revelatn me as MPs grilled Sports Mister Tracey Crouch about the support that was available for homosexual stars. Asked if she would enurage gay footballers to e out, she said: “I would say to anyone any sport that if they felt the time was right to e out - and that is a personal cisn for them - that they should feel they have the support of the erng bodi they are wh.