U.S soccer star Robbie Rogers has “e out” as gay on the day he retired om the game Friday.
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U.S. SOCCER STAR ‘ OUT’ AS GAY
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Soccer player Robbie Rogers has "e out" as gay and retired om the game. He wrote on his blog: "Try explag to your loved on after 25 years you are gay". S soccer star Robbie Rogers has “e out” as gay on the day he retired om the game Friday.
But Rogers, who was released om his al by send-tier club Leeds Uned last summer before takg up a spot wh third-tier Stevenage, revealed on his blog that he is homosexual and keen to seek a life away om football. Try explag to your loved on after 25 years you are gay. Soccer’s last taboo: Why gay players stay the closet.
Rogers’ retirement means there are still no openly gay players participatg profsnal football Europe wh the exceptn of Swedish-based Anton Hysen. ‘Brave’ cricketer Davi reveals he is gay. It was hoped that Hysen’s g out, which attracted headl the world over March 2011, would pave the way for other gay footballers to take siar steps.
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But not sce the tragic loss of Jt Fashanu has a top-flight league wnsed an openly gay profsnal football player. Thomas relief after admtg he is gay. Followg his passg, one particular group of fans would rece the chant: “He’s gay, he’s ad, he’s hangg a shed, Fashanu, Fashanu.
Expert: Use gay slurs ntroversy to tackle homophobia sports. While there has been huge progrs sce those dark days, the prence of homophobia football has not been extguished.