Josh Cavallo, the only openly gay top-flight male soccer player the sport, has told CNN that FIFA’s cisn to ban players om wearg “OneLove” armbands at the Qatar 2022 has ma him feel “exclud.”
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- JOSH CAVALLO: ONLY OPENLY GAY TOP-FLIGHT MALE FOOTBALLER SAYS FIFA’S ‘ONELOVE’ ARMBAND BAN HAS MA HIM FEEL ‘EXCLUD’
- OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLER JOSH CAVALLO UNLOADS ON FIFA'S CISN TO BAN 'ONE LOVE' ARMBANDS
JOSH CAVALLO: ONLY OPENLY GAY TOP-FLIGHT MALE FOOTBALLER SAYS FIFA’S ‘ONELOVE’ ARMBAND BAN HAS MA HIM FEEL ‘EXCLUD’
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OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLER JOSH CAVALLO UNLOADS ON FIFA'S CISN TO BAN 'ONE LOVE' ARMBANDS
* Ls than two weeks before the fals, Khalid Salman, a Qatar World Cup ambassador and former ternatnal, told German broadster ZDF that homosexualy was "damage the md", addg that anyone g to Qatar should "accept our l here". * The move attracted swift and sthg cricism om groups reprentg the LGBT+ (lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr) muny. 'FIFA have ma me feel exclud:' Sole gay top flight player hs out on Qatar armband ban.
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