Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp urg fans to stop anti-gay chants - ESPN

Contents:

• JURGEN KLOPP: PLAYERS WOULD NEVER HAVE PROBLEM WH GAY TEAMMATE G OUT
• LIVERPOOL MANAGER JURGEN KLOPP SUPPORTS JOSH CAVALLO G OUT AS GAY
• LIVERPOOL BOSS JURGEN KLOPP URG FANS TO STOP ANTI-GAY CHANTS
• LIVERPOOL BOSS JURGEN KLOPP SISTS PLAYERS WOULD NOT HAVE PROBLEM WH GAY TEAM-MATE
• JURGEN KLOPP BELIEV GAY FOOTBALLERS WOULD BE WELED BY TEAM-MAT
• LIVERPOOL ACH JURGEN KLOPP 'THANKFUL' FOR ATRALIAN FOOTBALLER JOSH CAVALLO G OUT AS GAY
• JURGEN KLOPP ‘PROUD’ OF JAKE DANIELS AFTER BLACKPOOL FORWARD OUT AS GAY
• JAKE DANIELS BE UK'S FIRST ACTIVE MALE PROFSNAL FOOTBALLER TO E OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY - REACTN
• JURGEN KLOPP SENDS “PROUD” MSAGE TO JAKE DANIELS AFTER TEENAGER OUT AS GAY

JURGEN KLOPP: PLAYERS WOULD NEVER HAVE PROBLEM WH GAY TEAMMATE G OUT

Klopp is a well-known supporter of LGBT+ muny and took the time to s down and talk to Liverpool supporters group Kop Outs Augt of last year to addrs homophobic chants that were sung by Reds fans at Norwich Cy midfielr Billy Gilmour. Josh Cavallo ma history when he beme the first active top-flight footballer to e out as gay. Josh Cavallo, the first top-flight footballer to e out as gay, has been shortlisted for the Media Moment prize.

Klopp to fans: Stop homophobic chantg. "I have so many gay iends but I never thought about how was when they had to say, 'by the way, mum, dad' - and to everyone else - 'I'm not exactly how you expected, maybe'.

LIVERPOOL MANAGER JURGEN KLOPP SUPPORTS JOSH CAVALLO G OUT AS GAY

"In his not, the 31-year-old also addrsed the issue of homophobic chantg. "Here at LFC, we have seen this season that members of our own supporter base were ma to feel unwele bee some of our fans sang a historil chant which is homophobic.

"I've sce heard that raisg awarens around this issue has meant when some fans have tried to sg or shout somethg homophobic at a game, other supporters now tervene and tell them 's wrong.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp believ any player g out as gay would receive the full support of his teammat, but admted the rponse of crowds uld be an issue. Alai Uned midfielr Josh Cavallo publicly announced he was gay last week and revealed he knew there were other players “livg silence.

LIVERPOOL BOSS JURGEN KLOPP URG FANS TO STOP ANTI-GAY CHANTS

”The Liverpool manager is nfint om his experienc the game that is not the attu of fellow players that would dissua someone om g out as gay.

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Klopp ma his ments showg support for Atralian pro soccer player Josh Cavallo g out as gay last month. Klopp’s ments about the absurdy of gay people sports havg to e out while straight people don’t echoed those by Las Vegas Rairs leman Carl Nassib, who me out June. “What other fuckg gay du has to e out to his entire fuckg bs?

LIVERPOOL BOSS JURGEN KLOPP SISTS PLAYERS WOULD NOT HAVE PROBLEM WH GAY TEAM-MATE

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JURGEN KLOPP BELIEV GAY FOOTBALLERS WOULD BE WELED BY TEAM-MAT

This time, Jürgen Klopp sat down wh Pl Amann, the founr of the LGBTQ+ group Kop Outs to discs the chants and how feels om the perspective of a gay fan to hear them - and what n be done about . “We veloped Kop Outs bee there is an issue of homophobia football, ” Amann began. And that n be argued as maybe overly simplistic, as don’t que bat the root of the problem - that the people that sg this chant, thk that beg gay is somethg negative, to be owned upon and ma fun of for.

That beg gay is worthy of ridicule. Jürgen Klopp has strongly nmned the Liverpool supporters who directed homophobic chants at the Norwich midfielr Billy Gilmour, llg them “idts”. ESPNAug 19, 2021, 10:16 AM ETLiverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has urged fans to stop sgg anti-gay chants after sectns of the club's supporters shouted anti-gay abe aimed at Norwich Cy's Billy Gilmour last weekend.

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LIVERPOOL ACH JURGEN KLOPP 'THANKFUL' FOR ATRALIAN FOOTBALLER JOSH CAVALLO G OUT AS GAY

In a statement on his social media, Cavallo, 21 said: “I was ashamed I’d never be able to do what I love, and be gay.

" Earlier this season, Klopp sent a stern warng to his own fans after reports that a small sectn sang a homophobic chant durg the w at Norwich. Last week Alai Uned midfielr Josh Cavallo publicly announced he was gay and said he knew there were other players “livg silence.

Jurgen Klopp has praised Josh Cavallo's cisn to e out as gay wh the Liverpool manager adamant more work needs to done make all players feel fortable about their sexualy. Cavallo, who plays the A-League Men for Alai Uned, ma worldwi headl last week by beg one of few male profsnal footballers to e out as gay.

JURGEN KLOPP ‘PROUD’ OF JAKE DANIELS AFTER BLACKPOOL FORWARD OUT AS GAY

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 Jurgen Klopp has said he is ‘proud’ of Jake Daniels after the Blackpool forward beme the only openly gay active player the Football League this week. Daniels, 17, is also jt the send Brish male football to e out as gay, wh Jt Fashanu havg done so more than 30 years ago. ”Daniels, 17, said his Blackpool teammat have ‘all been so supportive’ (Alamy)Upon g out as gay, Daniels told Sky Sports: “For a long time I’ve thought I would have to hi my tth bee I wanted to be, and now I am, a profsnal footballer.

”The only openly gay man currently playg a top divisn world football is Josh Cavallo of Atralian team Alai Uned.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says he was proud of Jake Daniels for beg the first active profsnal player to e out publicly as gay sce 1990, while Jack Grealish believ is a "massive step forward" Monday, 17-year-old Daniels told Sky Sports he felt now was the right time to tell his story at the end of a season where he sred more than 30 goals and ma his profsnal but the now hop to bee a role mol for other players to feel fortable enough to e out, if they want to, wh people across the football world and beyond showg their support for the teenager. Manchter Cy's Jack Grealish prais Daniels' cisn to e out publicly as gay and says reprents a massive step forward for football.

JAKE DANIELS BE UK'S FIRST ACTIVE MALE PROFSNAL FOOTBALLER TO E OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY - REACTN

'Football has a place for everyone'Daniels ced Alai Uned's Josh Cavallo, the only current top-flight male profsnal footballer to e out as gay, as an spiratn behd his cisn to speak out, a pot the Atralian said was a "wonrful feelg" after learng of the said: "As myself and Alai Uned prepare for the A-League Semi Fal, I want to stop and take a moment to acknowledge Jake's announcement and say how very proud I am for his bravery! Daniels was spired by Matt Morton, a player-manager for nth-tier Thetford Town, before cidg to e out publicly after seeg his own story of beg an openly gay man Morton, who offered support to Daniels the months leadg up to his g out, says is the teenager who should be praised for the bravery he has shown this week. "He's a 17-year-old kid who's had the urage to e out on natnal televisn, havg jt signed a profsnal ntract, and announce to the world that he's gay.

Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher have praised Jake Daniels after the 17-year-old me out as gay, scribg his announcement as an important day the history of English football. We have been drsg rooms for many, many years and that would seem like the unthkable to announce that you are gay. "I was on the PFA management mtee probably 15 to 20 years ago now whereby this was a major talkg pot, a major issue at management mtee meetgs that we did not have a player fortable enough to e out and say they were gay.

JURGEN KLOPP SENDS “PROUD” MSAGE TO JAKE DANIELS AFTER TEENAGER OUT AS GAY

England Rugby head ach Eddie Jon praised Daniels and said he hoped uld provi an spiratn for gby unn, where there have been siarly few openly gay players. That has taken more than three s sce the last male profsnal footballer this untry felt fortable enough to do so suggts a ntug culture of homophobia football that is horrendoly out of step wh morn tim.

"The Commtee prevly lled for chang to the Football Offenc Act to make homophobic abe a crimal offence. Blackpool’s Jake Daniels beme the UK’s first active male profsnal footballer to e out as gay earlier the week, and Jurgen Klopp was “proud of him” whout knowg the teenager.

Daniels beme only the send Brish player to e out as gay the UK on Monday, 32 years after Jt Fashanu, showg immense urage at jt 17 years of age.