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• LIVERPOOL APPLD 'STRENGTH AND BRAVERY' OF OPENLY GAY PROFSNAL FOOTBALLER JOSH CAVALLOLIVERPOOL HAVE SENT THEIR SUPPORT TO JOSH CAVALLO AFTER HE ME OUT AS GAY ON SOCIAL MEDIALIVERPOOLECHOBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSSPORTBYJAKE BAYLISSFOOTBALL TRENDS WRER14:47, 27 OCT 2021BOOKMARKVIO LOADGVIO UNAVAILABLECLICK TO PLAYTAP TO PLAYTHE VIO WILL TO-PLAY SOON8CANCELPLAY NOWFOLLOW THE LATT TRANSFER NEWS AND MORE WH OUR LFC NEWSLETTERMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 FOLLOW THE LATT TRANSFER NEWS AND MORE WH OUR LFC NEWSLETTERINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!
• JAKE DANIELS BE UK'S FIRST ACTIVE MALE PROFSNAL FOOTBALLER TO E OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY - REACTN
• JURGEN KLOPP: PLAYERS WOULD NEVER HAVE PROBLEM WH GAY TEAMMATE G OUT
• CHAMPNSHIP FOOTBALLER 'TO COME OUT AS GAY IN TV INTERVIEW NEXT WEEK'
• GAY FOOTBALLER JOSH CAVALLO SAYS HE WOULD BE ‘SRED’ TO PLAY AT THE 2022 WORLD CUP QATAR
• GIANT MURAL ON NORWICH PUB HONOURS JT FASHANU, ENGLAND'S FIRST OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLER
• 17-YEAR-OLD IS FIRST ACTIVE UK PROFSNAL FOOTBALLER TO E OUT AS GAY S
• BLACKPOOL FOOTBALLER JAKE DANIELS BE FIRST ACTIVE OPENLY GAY PROFSNAL PLAYER BRA
• JOSH CAVALLO BE ONE OF THE FEW PROFSNAL MEN'S FOOTBALLERS TO E OUT AS GAY
• RAIRS DL CARL NASSIB BE FIRST ACTIVE OPENLY GAY NFL PLAYER

LIVERPOOL APPLD 'STRENGTH AND BRAVERY' OF OPENLY GAY PROFSNAL FOOTBALLER JOSH CAVALLOLIVERPOOL HAVE SENT THEIR SUPPORT TO JOSH CAVALLO AFTER HE ME OUT AS GAY ON SOCIAL MEDIALIVERPOOLECHOBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSSPORTBYJAKE BAYLISSFOOTBALL TRENDS WRER14:47, 27 OCT 2021BOOKMARKVIO LOADGVIO UNAVAILABLECLICK TO PLAYTAP TO PLAYTHE VIO WILL TO-PLAY SOON8CANCELPLAY NOWFOLLOW THE LATT TRANSFER NEWS AND MORE WH OUR LFC NEWSLETTERMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 FOLLOW THE LATT TRANSFER NEWS AND MORE WH OUR LFC NEWSLETTERINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!

The 21-year-old beme the only current openly gay male top-flight profsnal footballer, after he shared an open letter on social media. "Growg up I always felt the need to hi myself bee I was ashamed - ashamed I would never be able to do what I loved and be gay. "Growg up beg gay and playg football were jt two worlds that hadn't crossed paths before.

” The number of openly gay footballers the women’s game is signifintly higher than the men’s si of the sport.

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

Former Everton midfielr and Germany ternatnal Thomas Hzlsperger is one of the most high-profile openly gay male footballers, havg e out publilly 2014 after he retired.

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.

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

'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.

CHAMPNSHIP FOOTBALLER 'TO COME OUT AS GAY IN TV INTERVIEW NEXT WEEK'

"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. 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.

GAY FOOTBALLER JOSH CAVALLO SAYS HE WOULD BE ‘SRED’ TO PLAY AT THE 2022 WORLD CUP QATAR

"The Commtee prevly lled for chang to the Football Offenc Act to make homophobic abe a crimal offence.

” It felt like the sport of profsnal football, so long associated wh homophobia and the reprsn of dividual sexualy, was termed to make the young full-back’s cisn to e out a that was the se was unrstandable, based on the remarkable fact that Cavallo beme the only openly gay man playg top-flight profsnal football anywhere the world. “Comg out as a gay footballer the public eye tak credible urage and we’re lighted that Josh’s loved on and teammat have been so supportive, ” she says. “His brave cisn will undoubtedly mean a lot to lbian, gay, bi, trans and queer sportspeople around the world, who are too often held back om playg and watchg the sports they love.

”John observ that the issue of social media abe taken up so assertively by football thori this year pertas to homophobic msag jt as do to those that are racist. “It’s jt explag that g homophobic language as banter is really unhelpful and uld e people who are gay to feel exclud or isolated. 'I'm a footballer and I'm gay': A-League player Josh Cavallo talks about his sexualy – vio“Those workshops I feel are really eful.

GIANT MURAL ON NORWICH PUB HONOURS JT FASHANU, ENGLAND'S FIRST OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLER

We’ve got role mols already, startg wh Jt Fashanu, all the players who have e out sce and all the openly gay athlet around the world. However, homosexualy is illegal and punishable by ath the Gulf state where he will now play football. "Read more:Beg gay is 'damage the md', Qatar World Cup ambassador saysGary Leker says he knows two gay Premier League stars.

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.

17-YEAR-OLD IS FIRST ACTIVE UK PROFSNAL FOOTBALLER TO E OUT AS GAY S

Alai Uned midfielr Josh Cavallo publicly announced he was gay last week and revealed he knew there were other players “livg silence.

”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. It was powerful, wh Henrson airg his tratn and bewilrment wh homophobia and discrimatn.

BLACKPOOL FOOTBALLER JAKE DANIELS BE FIRST ACTIVE OPENLY GAY PROFSNAL PLAYER BRA

Henrson was left out of Liverpool’s pre-season game agast Karlsher on Wednday wh the move close to move may have dragged on but Henrson has enthiastilly pursued a move to Sdi Arabia, a untry where is not only illegal to be homosexual or transgenr, but dangero – even life-threateng. Readg them helped me feel seen at a time when, as a gay woman, I felt so a long time I hid who I was, not jt om other people but om myself. A teenage footballer has reportedly told his Champnship club that he is gog to e out as gay next player plans to make the announcement a televised terview orr to 'break to stigma' around gay players men's profsnal football, acrdg to The player is set to bee the only openly gay profsnal male footballer Bra.

Sourc claim the player is 'very relaxed' about his sexualy and he is said have received the full backg of teammat and officials at his Champnship Cavallo (left) is currently the only openly gay profsnal footballer the world (Image: PA)"The player told club officials and his manager about this a few weeks ago and his fay already knew, " the source told The Sun. "The last profsnal Brish player to e out was Jt Fashanu 1990 (Image: PA)There is currently only one openly gay profsnal footballer world football - 22-year-old Josh Cavallo, of Atralia's Alai last male profsnal Brish footballer to e out as gay was Jt Fashanu, who publicly announced his sexualy tragilly took his own life eight years players to have played England, cludg former Aston Villa midfielr Thomas Hzlsperger and ex-Hull Cy youth team player Thomas Beattie, have e out as gay sce retirg om the sport.

Patrice Evra believ there are at least two gay players at every football club (Image: PA)Amal Fashanu, who ns the Jt Fashanu Foundatn named after her uncle, told The Sun: "This is very enuragg news and shows the posive steps that have been taken society and football. "But he said former teammat of his were aaid to e out bee of homophobic attus the drsg room.

JOSH CAVALLO BE ONE OF THE FEW PROFSNAL MEN'S FOOTBALLERS TO E OUT AS GAY

"There are at least two players per club who are gay.

'I'm a footballer and I'm gay:' Hear pro-player reveal he's gay. After beg the only current, openly gay player men’s top-flight football last month, Josh Cavallo says a new terview wh the Guardian that he would be “sred” to play at the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar bee of the untry’s homosexualy laws.

RAIRS DL CARL NASSIB BE FIRST ACTIVE OPENLY GAY NFL PLAYER

Cavallo, who plays for Alai Uned Atralia’s A-League, received wispread support om the football muny and beyond when he announced on social media that he is gay, cludg om Barcelona fenr Gerard Piqué, Atléti Madrid forward Antoe Griezmann and Liverpool midfielr Jordan Henrson. The 21-year-old has now voiced his ncerns about next year’s World Cup Qatar, where homosexualy is illegal and punishable by up to three years prison.

“I read somethg along the l of giv a ath penalty for gay people Qatar.