Arsenal's Hector Beller reveals anti-gay abe: 'It n affect you' - ESPN

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• ARSENAL’S HECTOR BELLER THE VICTIM OF HOMOPHOBIC SLURS AND SAYS OPENLY GAY PLAYER IS IMPOSSIBLE PREMIER LEAGUE
• ARSENAL'S HECTOR BELLER REVEALS ANTI-GAY ABE: 'IT N AFFECT YOU'
• ARSENAL'S HECTOR BELLER REVEALS ANTI-GAY ABE: 'IT N AFFECT YOU'
• ARSENAL'S HECTOR BELLER REVEALS ANTI-GAY ABE: 'IT N AFFECT YOU'
• ARSENAL'S HECTOR BELLER REVEALS ANTI-GAY ABE: 'IT N AFFECT YOU'
• HECTOR BELLER: “IT IS IMPOSSIBLE” FOR A GAY PLAYER THE EPL
• ARSENAL’S HéCTOR BELLERíN TALKS GAY PLAYERS FOOTBALL: “I DON’T KNOW IF FOOTBALL IS READY FOR THAT YET”
• ARSENAL STAR HECTOR BELLER: IT'S IMPOSSIBLE FOR PLAYERS TO BE OPENLY GAY FOOTBALL
• ARSENAL’S HéCTOR BELLERíN DON’T THK SOCCER IS READY FOR A GAY FOOTBALLER JT YET

ARSENAL’S HECTOR BELLER THE VICTIM OF HOMOPHOBIC SLURS AND SAYS OPENLY GAY PLAYER IS IMPOSSIBLE PREMIER LEAGUE

Therefore, acrdg to a segment of fans, he is gay and should be showered wh homophobic abe.

“There are other kds of homophobic sults. His experience has led him to nclu that would be impossible for a gay EPL player to e out. “It is impossible that anybody uld be openly gay football.

ARSENAL'S HECTOR BELLER REVEALS ANTI-GAY ABE: 'IT N AFFECT YOU'

It’s disuragg what has happened to Beller and ’s easy to see why he fells that way about an openly gay player. Beller, 23, said that he is regularly the victim of anti-gay abe and that the problem is not jt rtricted to social media, wh siar sults often toward him Premier League stadiums.

"There are other kds of homophobic sults. "There are currently no active, openly gay footballers the Premier League and Beller believ remas difficult for a player to e out than would be if they were volved another sport. "It is impossible that anybody uld be openly gay football, " he said.

ARSENAL'S HECTOR BELLER REVEALS ANTI-GAY ABE: 'IT N AFFECT YOU'

Héctor Bellerín ha explido el problema los jugador homosexual.

ARSENAL'S HECTOR BELLER REVEALS ANTI-GAY ABE: 'IT N AFFECT YOU'

La homosexualidad, el eterno tabú en el fútbol: "Los gays tán atrapados, viven s vidas en secreto". Víctor Gutiérrez, abanrado LGTBI: "Es difícil que Madrid o Barça apoyen a un futbolista gay". Ha ncedido una entrevista en The Tim don ha hablado sobre la homofobia que hace que te porte aún no té preparado para asiar que los futbolistas nfien su homosexualidad.

ARSENAL'S HECTOR BELLER REVEALS ANTI-GAY ABE: 'IT N AFFECT YOU'

"Es imposible que un futbolista se clare homosexual. Revelar que er homosexual pue ser muy sagradable", expli el lateral recho.

Tan implido tá que renoce que habla n aficnados l Arsenal que son homosexual y que se agpan bajo el gpo 'Gay Gooners'. Bellerín asegura que nun se ha enntrado en un vtuar don le hayan revelado que un futbolista homosexual. Pomos tener charlas en el mero sobre todas tas sas, pero nun he oído que nadie adma su homosexualidad", sentencia el fensa.

El lateral recho anseja en su tobgrafía a aquellos futbolistas que sean homosexual no svelar su orientación sexual, no solo en públi, si no también ocultársela a s pañeros equipo así o a s rival. Mientras, una claración que han firmado más 800 personas l mundo l fútbol alemán en la revista 11 Frn apoyando que los homosexual hagan públi su orientación s temor a cualquier repralia tá dando la vuelta al mundo o ejemplo aontar ta suación.

HECTOR BELLER: “IT IS IMPOSSIBLE” FOR A GAY PLAYER THE EPL

[Más rmación: Lahm pi a los jugador fútbol no hagan públi su homosexualidad]Sigue los temas que te teran. The Gunners full-back has spoken out on sults he has received om fans, wh the majory seemgly of a homophobic natureArsenal's Hector Beller has opened up on the abe he has received om fans for darg to be different, notg that he has been lled 'lbian' for growg his hair long.

Given the nature of a large number of the sults hurled at the Spa ternatnal, Beller was asked to give his take on why there are not more openly gay footballers the morn world. “It's impossible that anybody uld be openly gay football. There are other kds of homophobic sults.

It’s well-documented that while Arsenal enjoy and benef om the Gay Gooners, a supporters sectn that do many thgs wh the lol muny Islgton that clu awarens and appreciatn of gay rights, their fans still to this day sg songs wh homophobic slurs them - pecially durg heated rby match.

ARSENAL’S HéCTOR BELLERíN TALKS GAY PLAYERS FOOTBALL: “I DON’T KNOW IF FOOTBALL IS READY FOR THAT YET”

The chants won’t stop, the slurs will ntue - wh or whout the Gay Gooners’ prence - and we’ll be left wh an environment that’s toxic to certa people who are proud of who they are and feel ee enough to not be judged for . My wish is to be able to prove Hector wrong, so as you move forward om here be the kd of role mol that enurag behavr that might one day be open and acceptg enough to turn what should be a thg now - an openly proud gay player - to a realy. Arsenal’s Héctor Bellerín has opened up about homophobia the football dtry a new terview.

“I’m havg nversatns wh Gay Gooners and sometim they go to an Arsenal pub and they’ll have issu wh other Arsenal fans bee they’re wearg a Gay Gooners srf or somethg. Bellerín has been a longstandg ally for the LGBTQ+ muny, havg worked wh Arsenal’s LGBTQ+ support group, Gay Gooners. We n have talks the drsg room about all this stuff, but I’ve never heard of anyone [beg gay].

“It’s now 2021 – and still there is not a sgle openly gay football profsnal the men’s game Germany.

ARSENAL STAR HECTOR BELLER: IT'S IMPOSSIBLE FOR PLAYERS TO BE OPENLY GAY FOOTBALL

In a 2018 terview wh Le Figaro, forward Oliver Girud discsed his support for the LGBTQ+ muny, statg: “When I joed Montpellier, I got volved the fight for tolerance and was on the ver of [French gay magaze], Tetu. At Arsenal, when asked, I wore rabow lac support of the gay muny. To mark Arsenal's support for Rabow Lac, Hector Beller jos Gay Gooners members Joe Whe and Carl Fearn and also Sky Sports' Pat Davison for a chat about Pri, privilege, and the importance of beg a good team-mate.

Hector Beller says profsnal footballers should help to "break down barriers" that ntue to affect both their fellow players and Spa ternatnal right-back, who has been wh Arsenal sce 2011, was chattg to two members of Arsenal's LGBT+ and alli supporters group Gay Gooners to mark the club's support of Stonewall's Rabow Lac mpaign, which is currently receivg s annual activatn across Brish Gooners was found over seven years ago and now nsists of nearly 1, 000 fans who attend match together and munite wh each other regularly. Souns, Stt react to Beller's vio ll wh fans'Rabow pta's armbands send powerful msage'Beller was asked by reporter Pat Davison about a post he shared to his Instagram story summer 2019 which featured Gay Gooners fans at the Pri London para, wh one wearg a shirt bearg his name and number.

"When I had my long hair, I had homophobic abe.

ARSENAL’S HéCTOR BELLERíN DON’T THK SOCCER IS READY FOR A GAY FOOTBALLER JT YET

In a 2018 terview, Beller tailed some of the abe he has received and also shared his view that might be "impossible" for a male profsnal footballer who is gay or bi and who wanted to e out publicly to feel safe to do if he still felt the same, he replied: "I haven't seen much change that rpect, personally.

"If a gay player me out, he would have a lot of support om loads of players and fans, but also there would be a big part that wouldn't. "Gay Gooners feels like a fay.

"It wasn't really until I joed the Gay Gooners that I was able to exprs myself fortably and do somethg I'd always been very terted but never been brave enough to take part , which was to attend football match. "The Gay Gooners have certaly helped welg me, and 's also jt the nnectn before and after the game - if anybody was listeng to after a game, when we're analysg the game, cryg to our beer or are celebratg, we're jt Arsenal fans.