Premier League Star Olivier Giroud Opens Up About The Difficulti Of Beg Gay In Football World • GCN

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• OLIVIER GIROUD: FOOTBALL IS A LONG WAY OM ACCEPTG OPENLY GAY PLAYERS
• PREMIER LEAGUE STAR OLIVIER GIROUD OPENS UP ABOUT THE DIFFICULTI OF BEG GAY IN FOOTBALL WORLD
• FRENCH FOOTBALLER: IT’S “IMPOSSIBLE TO BE OPENLY HOMOSEXUAL” THE SPORTOLIVIER GIROUD BELIEV THERE'S "STILL A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE" BEFORE PLAYERS E {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CELEBRIBY BRANDON VOSSNOVEMBER 18, 2018/11:21 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:1405PX;WIDTH:2107PX;}CHARLOTTE WILSON/OFFSI/GETTY IMAGLONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 25: OLIVIER GIROUD OF CHELSEA CELEBRAT THEIR 1ST GOAL DURG THE UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE GROUP L MATCH BETWEEN CHELSEA AND FC BATE BORISOV AT STAMFORD BRIDGE ON OCTOBER 25, 2018 LONDON, UNED KGDOM. (PHOTO BY CHARLOTTE WILSON/OFFSI/GETTY IMAG)BY BRANDON VOSSNOVEMBER 18, 2018 / 11:21 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"FRENCH FOOTBALLER: IT’S “IMPOSSIBLE TO BE OPENLY HOMOSEXUAL” THE SPORT","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2018-11-18T16:21:53.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2018-11-18T16:21:53.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"BRANDON VOSS","KEYWORDS":"TERNATNAL, SPORTS","ARTICLESECTN":"CELEBRI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FRENCH PROFSNAL FOOTBALLER OLIVIER GIROUD DON'T THK THERE WILL BE ANOTHER OPENLY GAY PLAYER EUROPEAN FOOTBALL ANYTIME SOON, ESPN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A MEMBER OF FRANCE'S 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP-WNG NATNAL TEAM, GIROUD ALSO PET AS A FORWARD FOR ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE'S CHELSEA FOOTBALL CLUB {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SPEAKG WH LE FIGARO  FRENCH, GIROUD RELLS WATCHG FORMER GERMAN FOOTBALLER THOMAS HZLSPERGER E OUT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"WHEN I SAW THOMAS HZLSPERGER E OUT BACK 2014 [POST-RETIREMENT], WAS VERY EMOTNAL," GIROUD SAYS. "IT WAS AT THIS TIME THAT I THOUGHT THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO BE OPENLY HOMOSEXUAL FOOTBALL."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"IN THE DRSG ROOM, THERE IS A LOT OF TTOSTERONE, TEASG AND LLECTIVE SHOWERS," THE 32-YEAR-OLD STRIKER NTU. "IT IS LITE BUT THAT IS HOW IS. I N UNRSTAND THE PA AND THE DIFFICULTY FOR GUYS G OUT— IS A REAL CHALLENGE AND TAK YEARS OF WORK ON YOURSELF.CHARLOTTE WILSON/OFFSI/GETTY IMAGLONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 25: OLIVIER GIROUD OF CHELSEA DURG THE UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE GROUP L MATCH BETWEEN CHELSEA AND FC BATE BORISOV AT STAMFORD BRIDGE ON OCTOBER 25, 2018 LONDON, UNED KGDOM. (PHOTO BY CHARLOTTE WILSON/OFFSI/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"TO SAY THAT THERE IS STILL A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE THE FOOTBALL WORLD ON THIS TOPIC IS AN UNRSTATEMENT. IT'S THE LEAST ONE ULD SAY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GIROUD ALSO MENTNED HIS OWN GTUR AS A VOL LGBTQ ALLY WH FORMER FOOTBALL CLUBS. "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.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PREMIER LEAGUE AND ENGLISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE CLUBS WILL AGA PARTICIPATE STONEWALL'S RABOW LAC MPAIGN LATER THIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SWEN'S ANTON HYSéN, WHO ME OUT 2011, IS CURRENTLY THE ONLY OUT PROFSNAL FOOTBALLER EUROPE. HYSéN IS THE SEND ACTIVE EUROPEAN FOOTBALL PLAYER TO E OUT, AFTER ENGLISH FOOTBALLER JT FASHANU  {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LAST YEAR GREG CLARKE, HEAD OF ENGLAND’S FOOTBALL ASSOCIATN, SAID HE WAS THE PROCS OF ENURAGG SEVERAL CLOSETED PLAYERS TO E OUT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• OLIVIER GIROUD: IT IS ‘IMPOSSIBLE’ FOR GAY FOOTBALLERS TO E OUT
• STRAIGHT ATHLET NEED TO STOP SAYG ’S ‘IMPOSSIBLE’ TO BE OPENLY GAY SPORTS
• 'IMPOSSIBLE' TO BE OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLER: OLIVIER GIROUD

OLIVIER GIROUD: FOOTBALL IS A LONG WAY OM ACCEPTG OPENLY GAY PLAYERS

France’s World Cup-wng striker Olivier Giroud believ is “impossible” for a profsnal footballer to e out as gay. The Chelsea star, speakg to French newspaper Le Figaro, said is an “unrstatement” to say the sport is not ready to accept an openly gay player.

PREMIER LEAGUE STAR OLIVIER GIROUD OPENS UP ABOUT THE DIFFICULTI OF BEG GAY IN FOOTBALL WORLD

“That was when I said to myself ’s impossible to display homosexualy football.

READ: Thomas Hzlsperger out as gay. READ: World’s first gay gby club turns 20.

There are currently jt two openly gay profsnal players world football, Mnota Uned’s Coll Mart and Swen’s Anton Hysen.

FRENCH FOOTBALLER: IT’S “IMPOSSIBLE TO BE OPENLY HOMOSEXUAL” THE SPORTOLIVIER GIROUD BELIEV THERE'S "STILL A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE" BEFORE PLAYERS E {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CELEBRIBY BRANDON VOSSNOVEMBER 18, 2018/11:21 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:1405PX;WIDTH:2107PX;}CHARLOTTE WILSON/OFFSI/GETTY IMAGLONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 25: OLIVIER GIROUD OF CHELSEA CELEBRAT THEIR 1ST GOAL DURG THE UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE GROUP L MATCH BETWEEN CHELSEA AND FC BATE BORISOV AT STAMFORD BRIDGE ON OCTOBER 25, 2018 LONDON, UNED KGDOM. (PHOTO BY CHARLOTTE WILSON/OFFSI/GETTY IMAG)BY BRANDON VOSSNOVEMBER 18, 2018 / 11:21 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"FRENCH FOOTBALLER: IT’S “IMPOSSIBLE TO BE OPENLY HOMOSEXUAL” THE SPORT","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2018-11-18T16:21:53.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2018-11-18T16:21:53.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"BRANDON VOSS","KEYWORDS":"TERNATNAL, SPORTS","ARTICLESECTN":"CELEBRI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FRENCH PROFSNAL FOOTBALLER OLIVIER GIROUD DON'T THK THERE WILL BE ANOTHER OPENLY GAY PLAYER EUROPEAN FOOTBALL ANYTIME SOON, ESPN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A MEMBER OF FRANCE'S 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP-WNG NATNAL TEAM, GIROUD ALSO PET AS A FORWARD FOR ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE'S CHELSEA FOOTBALL CLUB {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SPEAKG WH LE FIGARO  FRENCH, GIROUD RELLS WATCHG FORMER GERMAN FOOTBALLER THOMAS HZLSPERGER E OUT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"WHEN I SAW THOMAS HZLSPERGER E OUT BACK 2014 [POST-RETIREMENT], WAS VERY EMOTNAL," GIROUD SAYS. "IT WAS AT THIS TIME THAT I THOUGHT THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO BE OPENLY HOMOSEXUAL FOOTBALL."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"IN THE DRSG ROOM, THERE IS A LOT OF TTOSTERONE, TEASG AND LLECTIVE SHOWERS," THE 32-YEAR-OLD STRIKER NTU. "IT IS LITE BUT THAT IS HOW IS. I N UNRSTAND THE PA AND THE DIFFICULTY FOR GUYS G OUT— IS A REAL CHALLENGE AND TAK YEARS OF WORK ON YOURSELF.CHARLOTTE WILSON/OFFSI/GETTY IMAGLONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 25: OLIVIER GIROUD OF CHELSEA DURG THE UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE GROUP L MATCH BETWEEN CHELSEA AND FC BATE BORISOV AT STAMFORD BRIDGE ON OCTOBER 25, 2018 LONDON, UNED KGDOM. (PHOTO BY CHARLOTTE WILSON/OFFSI/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"TO SAY THAT THERE IS STILL A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE THE FOOTBALL WORLD ON THIS TOPIC IS AN UNRSTATEMENT. IT'S THE LEAST ONE ULD SAY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GIROUD ALSO MENTNED HIS OWN GTUR AS A VOL LGBTQ ALLY WH FORMER FOOTBALL CLUBS. "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.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PREMIER LEAGUE AND ENGLISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE CLUBS WILL AGA PARTICIPATE STONEWALL'S RABOW LAC MPAIGN LATER THIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SWEN'S ANTON HYSéN, WHO ME OUT 2011, IS CURRENTLY THE ONLY OUT PROFSNAL FOOTBALLER EUROPE. HYSéN IS THE SEND ACTIVE EUROPEAN FOOTBALL PLAYER TO E OUT, AFTER ENGLISH FOOTBALLER JT FASHANU  {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LAST YEAR GREG CLARKE, HEAD OF ENGLAND’S FOOTBALL ASSOCIATN, SAID HE WAS THE PROCS OF ENURAGG SEVERAL CLOSETED PLAYERS TO E OUT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

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Giroud has been volved mpaigns while at former clubs Arsenal and at Montpellier, where he appeared on the ont ver of gay magaze Tetu, to raise awarens of the issu LGBT people face.

OLIVIER GIROUD: IT IS ‘IMPOSSIBLE’ FOR GAY FOOTBALLERS TO E OUT

English clubs will aga take part a mpaign later this month which will aim to raise awarens of homophobia football, wh rabow lac, rner flags and ptas’ armbands on display at grounds around the untry. “At Arsenal, when they asked me to wear the rabow lac support of the gay muny, I did .

Chelsea’s forward Olivier Giroud has admted he “unrstands the pa and difficulty” that prevents profsnal footballers g out as gay, sayg that is “impossible” to show homosexualy the, who is the France squad to face the Netherlands and Uguay this week, posed on the ver of a gay magaze he said an terview wh the French newspaper Le Figaro that the experienc of the former Aston Villa player Thomas Hzlsperger – who me out 2014 – showed that football has yet to e to terms wh the morn world. “This is when I told myself that was impossible to display his homosexualy football.

STRAIGHT ATHLET NEED TO STOP SAYG ’S ‘IMPOSSIBLE’ TO BE OPENLY GAY SPORTS

At Arsenal when they asked me to wear the ‘Rabow Lac’ support of the gay muny, I did . ”Hzlsperger, who retired 2013, remas the only openly gay player to have played the Premier League.

Jonathan Johnson, PSG rrponntNov 15, 2018, 12:25 PM ETFrance striker Olivier Giroud believ that is "impossible to be openly homosexual football" and that the ia that the sport is a long way om acceptg openly gay players is an "unrstatement.

'IMPOSSIBLE' TO BE OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLER: OLIVIER GIROUD

The Chelsea forward also poted to his var gtur wh former clubs Arsenal and Montpellier support of the gay muny. "It was at this time that I thought that is impossible to be openly homosexual football.

"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. The premier league star, and LGBT+ advote, Olivier Giroud, opened up and said that is “impossible” to be openly gay the football world. The Premier league star, Chelsea striker and LGBT+ advote, Olivier Giroud, has said that is “impossible” to be openly gay the football world.