Spa’s La Liga reprentative, Real Madrid, is beg severely sanctned by UEFA for not supportg LGBT as a club. UEFA, the boss of European football, took actn for LGBT (lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr). In June, many European clubs announced their support by cludg the lors LGBT symbolized their logos and jerseys. It… Contue readg LGBT...
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- REAL MADRID MIDFIELR TONI KROOS ADMS NCERN OVER GAY FOOTBALLERS G OUT DUE TO FEARS OF FAN ABE
- MADRID GAY PRI
REAL MADRID MIDFIELR TONI KROOS ADMS NCERN OVER GAY FOOTBALLERS G OUT DUE TO FEARS OF FAN ABE
Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Readg the Game newsletter sent straight to your box for eeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s ee weekly newsletter Real Madrid midfielr Toni Kroos has admted that he would be ncerned about remendg a gay footballer to “e out of the closet” due to the abe they might receive om opposn, who said any player who chose to e out publicly would have the full support of their club and teammat, fears uld lead to “sults or beltlg” the stands. In 2017, we will celebrate the 40th anniversary of Spa ́s first Pri Para 1977, which marked the begng of the gay, lbian, transgenr and bisexual rights movement our untry, which was the full transn procs towards mocracy after 40 years of dictatorship, beg the LGBT muny one of the most affected by the reprsn of the regime.
LGBT+ groups have wrten to UEFA print Aleksanr Cefer cricisg actn over potential discrimatory cints durg Hungary's first two Euro 2020 gam and the cisn to prohib the Munich Stadium om beg illumated rabow letter has been anised by the Football v Homophobia mpaign and clus Pri Football (the UK umbrella anisatn for LGBT+ supporters groups), the EGLSF (European Gay & Lbian Sport Feratn) based the Netherlands, and the Civil Works Associatn Hungary. The clivy football group Fare sent a report highlightg a homophobic banner the stands for their feat to Portugal, while monkey chants were also heard durg the draw wh Tuday, UEFA nied a requt om the German Football Feratn and Munich's mayor Dieter Reer for the Allianz Arena to be l up rabow lours for their clash wh Hungary Group F on Wednday bee of the polil motiv behd the proposal. Reer had said he wanted to light up the stadium the lours prott agast a new law Hungary that bans the dissematn of ntent schools emed to promote homosexualy and genr change.
Carl Nassib be first active NFL player to e out as gay. Ouissem Belgacem's Pri msage for gay footballers. UEFA vtigatg Hungary racism, homophobia claimsUEFA ref Munich rabow illumatn for Germany vs HungaryThe letter read: "Dear Mr Cefer, Print of UEFA.
MADRID GAY PRI
We are an pennt groupg of LGBTIQ muny groups ncerned wh battg homophobia football, g football and other sports as a tool to tackle discrimatn, and workg wh LGBTIQ groups to overe excln of our muni across Europe. "We wre you as the head of UEFA about our general ncerns at the rise of homophobia football many untri wh UEFA jurisdictn recent years and also about the Euro 2020 tournament.
European Gay & Lbian Sport Feratn's Hugh Torrance has lled on UEFA to back up their words of support for the LGBT+ muny wh posive actn. "We have been alarmed by exampl of homophobia durg Euro 2020 wh banners and chants evince some stadiums.
We urge UEFA to do more, and to work wh partners, such as the Fare work and those of among this groupg wh an ternatnal rem, to ensure that actns of cln and solidary are not prevented, and that actn on homophobia and LGBTIQ excln match the words of mpaigns and pledg.