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• ATRALIAN PRO FOOTBALLER JOSH CAVALLO ANNOUNC HE IS GAY
• JOSH CAVALLO BE ONE OF THE FEW PROFSNAL MEN'S FOOTBALLERS TO E OUT AS GAY
• ‘NO WORDS’: GAY ATRALIAN FOOTBALLER JOSH CAVALLO LLS OUT HOMOPHOBIC CROWD ABE
• GAY ATRALIAN FOOTBALLER JOSH CAVALLO SAYS WORLD CUP SHOULDN’T BE GOG TO QATAR, WHERE HOMOSEXUALY IS ILLEGAL
• ‘I HAVE BEEN FIGHTG MY SEXUALY’: A-LEAGUE MEN PLAYER JOSH CAVALLO OUT AS GAY
• JOSH CAVALLO BE FIRST OUT GAY A-LEAGUE ATRALIAN MEN’S PRO SOCCER PLAYER
• GAY SOCCER PLAYER JOSH CAVALLO TO JUDGE RUPL’S DRAG RACE DOWN UNR
• ALAI UNED MIDFIELR JOSH CAVALLO BE FIRST CURRENT A-LEAGUE MEN PLAYER TO PUBLICLY ANNOUNCE HE'S GAY
• ATRALIAN FOOTBALLER JOSH CAVALLO BE ONLY OPENLY GAY MALE PROFSNAL PLAYER
• GAY FOOTBALLER JOSH CAVALLO WOULD BE ‘SRED’ TO PLAY AT WORLD CUP QATAR
• FOOTBALL STAR JOSH CAVALLO OUT AS GAY FIRST FOR ATRALIA’S TOP LEAGUE

ATRALIAN PRO FOOTBALLER JOSH CAVALLO ANNOUNC HE IS GAY

'I'm a footballer and I'm gay:' Hear pro-player reveal he's gay. Atralian profsnal footballer Josh Cavallo announced on Wednday that he is gay a vio msage released by his A-League club Alai Uned.

“I’m a footballer and I’m gay, ” Cavallo said the emotnal vio tled ‘Josh’s Tth. His announcement means that Cavallo is the only current openly gay top-flight male footballer.

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

“Beg a gay closeted footballer, I’ve had to learn to mask my feelgs orr to f the mold of a profsnal footballer, ” Cavallo wrote. “As a gay footballer, I know there are other players livg silence. In 2014, former Germany ternatnal Thomas Hzlsperger me out as gay the year after he announced his retirement om football.

Amerin ternatnal Robbie Rogers announced he was gay when retirg om profsnal football Febary 2013, but subsequently returned to the sport wh MLS club LA Galaxy three months later and went on to w the MLS Cup. Atralian footballer Josh Cavallo has e out as gay, beg one of the few profsnal men's soccer players the world to do so. The Alai Uned midfielr announced that he was gay a vio posted to the team's Twter acunt Tuday night.

"I'm a footballer, and I'm gay, " said an emotnal Cavallo. Ashamed I would never be able to do what I love and be gay, hidg who I really am to pursue a dream I always wished for as a kid. It's OK to be gay and to play football, " he said.

‘NO WORDS’: GAY ATRALIAN FOOTBALLER JOSH CAVALLO LLS OUT HOMOPHOBIC CROWD ABE

Soccer player for the San Diego Loyal, me out publicly as gay 2018 when he was playg for the Mnota Uned. Andy Brennan beme the first openly gay Atralian footballer when he me out 2019, acrdg to the Guardian. Male profsnal athlet e out as the first openly gay players currently participatg their rpective sports, cludg NHL hockey player Le Prokop and NFL fensive end Carl Nassib.

GAY ATRALIAN FOOTBALLER JOSH CAVALLO SAYS WORLD CUP SHOULDN’T BE GOG TO QATAR, WHERE HOMOSEXUALY IS ILLEGAL

Josh Cavallo, who last year beme the only openly gay profsnal top flight men’s footballer the world, says he has “no words” to scribe his disappotment at beg targeted by homophobic abe durg an A-League Men game over the Alai Uned player me on as a send-half substute durg the Reds’ away game at Melbourne Victory on Saturday night and said afterwards that he had received abe om the crowd at AAMI 22-year-old received acclaim om across the globe October when he me out via Alai’s social media channels. “I’m not gog to pretend that I didn’t see or hear the homophobic abe at the game last night, ” Cavallo wrote on Instagram on Sunday. ”Cavallo also said he was targeted after the game on Instagram and ed his own post to ll out the social media platform for the way als wh homophobic abe.

”The Atralian Profsnal Leagu said was “shocked and sadned” to hear of the reports of the “homophobic bullyg”. World's only openly gay active pro footballer is ncerned for LGBTQ muny ahead of Qatar 2022. It has been almost a year sce Josh Cavallo announced he is gay, but even now he still stggl to prehend the far-reachg impact his announcement has had – pecially as he has begun to speak out on major issu, notably the Qatar World Cup.

‘I HAVE BEEN FIGHTG MY SEXUALY’: A-LEAGUE MEN PLAYER JOSH CAVALLO OUT AS GAY

A year on, Cavallo remas the only openly gay top-flight male footballer the world – he plays for Alai Uned Atralia’s A League – but his cisn spired Jake Daniels, a forward for English send divisn club Blackpool, to e out May of this year.

“It was jt the uncertaty, seeg that there was no active gay footballer that’s e out before and there was no plan wh , ” he rells. Fashanu beme the first openly gay profsnal footballer after g out 1990 while playg the English top flight, but the backlash he suffered eventually led him to take his own life eight years later.

JOSH CAVALLO BE FIRST OUT GAY A-LEAGUE ATRALIAN MEN’S PRO SOCCER PLAYER

“It is so great to be gay. Earlier this month, former Spa ternatnals Iker Casillas and Carl Puyol were wily cricized after the former posted a tweet claimg he was gay. In a now leted post on his official Twter acunt, Casillas wrote: “I hope I’ll be rpected: I’m gay.

GAY SOCCER PLAYER JOSH CAVALLO TO JUDGE RUPL’S DRAG RACE DOWN UNR

Cavallo says the exchange between Casillas and Puyol prov football still has “got a long way to go” to eradite homophobia, even if the sport has recently ma steps the right directn. A-League Men midfielr Josh Cavallo says he knows there are other players “livg silence” after beg the only known current male top-flight profsnal footballer the world to e out as gay. Ashamed I would never be able to do what I loved and be gay.

“Beg a gay closeted footballer, I’ve had to learn to mask my feelgs orr to f the mould of a profsnal footballer. Growg up beg gay and playg football were jt two worlds that hadn’t crossed paths before. Labor senate lear and openly gay woman, Penny Wong, tweeted: “Any young person who is stgglg wh their inty, or feelg exclud or judged, n look today to Josh Cavallo.

ALAI UNED MIDFIELR JOSH CAVALLO BE FIRST CURRENT A-LEAGUE MEN PLAYER TO PUBLICLY ANNOUNCE HE'S GAY

”Globally there are only a handful of openly gay male footballers, none of whom are playg the top flight. Amerin former Leeds player Robbie Rogers also announced he was gay on retirg 2013, before returng to the field wh LA Galaxy and wng the MLS Cup to bee the first openly gay male athlete to w a major profsnal team sports tle the Uned 2019, former Newstle Jets player Andy Brennan beme Atralia’s first profsnal male footballer to e out while still playg the game. “It is astonishg to know that there are currently no gay profsnal footballers who are out and actively playg, not only Atralia, but around the world.

ATRALIAN FOOTBALLER JOSH CAVALLO BE ONLY OPENLY GAY MALE PROFSNAL PLAYER

Josh Cavallo has e out publicly as gay, the first active profsnal men’s soccer player Atralia’s A-League to be out. Out gay Atralian soccer player Josh Cavallo announced he will be a judge on the upg season of RuPl’s Drag Race Down Unr. “As the first openly gay male profsnal football player, embracg your thentic self means eedom but for so many of the queer muny this isn’t as easy as you thk, ” Cavallo wrote his post.

“I’m a footballer and I’m gay. ”The followg January Cavallo spoke of the homophobic abe he received om fans at a game. “I’m not gog to pretend I didn’t see or hear the homophobic abe at the game last night, ” Cavallo wrote the post.

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

Alai Uned's Josh Cavallo has publicly announced he is gay, beg the first footballer to open up about their sexualy while playg the A-League Men pots:Josh Cavallo says he "uldn't be happier" wh his cisn to publicly announce that he is gayHis club has stood wh Cavallo, wh ach Carl Veart sayg he has "nothg but admiratn and support" for his player In 2019, former Newstle player Andy Brennan me out about his sexualyThe midfielr has played 19 gam for the Reds sce makg the move to Alai om Wtern A-League club said stood alongsi Cavallo for beg te to himself, and would ntue to love and support him as a member of s diverse fay.

"I am proud to publicly announce that I am gay, " Cavallo said a vio released by the club. "In 2019, former Newstle Jets player Andy Brennan publicly me out as gay after his A-League Men reer was over.

FOOTBALL STAR JOSH CAVALLO OUT AS GAY FIRST FOR ATRALIA’S TOP LEAGUE

The 21-year-old released an emotnal vio on Wednday (Pictur: Instagram / Twter)Alai Uned footballer Josh Cavallo has bee the only openly gay male profsnal player the world and hop his cisn to e out will spire others to do the same. Unfortunately, beg gay is still nsired somethg of a taboo wh football, though Cavallo says he was tired of ‘livg a double life’ and hop to enurage others to follow his lead.

‘I am proud to publicly announce that I am gay, ’ said Cavallo. ‘Beg a gay closeted footballer, I’ve had to learn to mask my feelgs orr to f the mould of a profsnal footballer.

Cavallo has reprented Atralia at Unr-17 level (Picture: Getty)‘As a gay footballer, I know there are other players livg silence. Cavallo was undated wh msag of support and praise on social media followg his statement, wh the Atralian FA wrg: ‘Football Atralia wish to mend Josh’s bravery to e out as the only openly gay player the A-League men petn.