Josh Cavallo: Only openly gay top-flight male footballer says FIFA's 'OneLove' armband ban has ma him feel 'exclud' | CNN

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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’

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* 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.

OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLER JOSH CAVALLO UNLOADS ON FIFA'S CISN TO BAN 'ONE LOVE' ARMBANDS

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. The Alai Uned midfielr and former Atralian youth ternatnal ma headl last year when he me out as gay.

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