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• PLE PEYRD-MAGN IS FRENCH FOOTBALL’S 1ST OPENLY GAY WOMEN’S TERNATNAL
• 8 MALE FOOTBALL PLAYERS WHO DARED TO COME OUT AS GAY
• 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
• SIX FRENCH ATHLET TALK ABOUT BEG GAY, SHARE EXPERIENC

PLE PEYRD-MAGN IS FRENCH FOOTBALL’S 1ST OPENLY GAY WOMEN’S TERNATNAL

Soccer France Olivier Rouyer, the first French football player to e out as gay, hop that Englishman Jake Daniels' statement will serve as an example France. On Monday, May 16, 32 years after striker Jt Fashanu me out publicly as gay, Jake Daniels, a Blackpool midfielr England's 2nd divisn, beme the send Brish profsnal footballer to speak publicly about beg gay while still playg. "Beg gay, bi or queer is still a taboo men's football, " the 17-year-old said, an terview wh the Sky Sport TV channel the wake of his g out.

His prence the stands rather than on the field durg the match agast Montpellier on Saturday, May 14, "for personal reasons, " was perceived by many as a sire not to jo the mpaign agast homophobia anized by the Ligue Football Profsnnel (LFP) and the advocy groups Foot Ensemble, PanamBoyz & Girlz Uned and SOS Homophobie durg the 37th and 38th days of the French first and send leagu. His cisn to s out match has been nmned by former striker and ach, Olivier Rouyer, who was the first French football personaly to be openly homosexual 2008, long after his reer end.

8 MALE FOOTBALL PLAYERS WHO DARED TO COME OUT AS GAY

A few months before him, another active player, Atralian Joshua Cavallo, me out as gay. In France, several French football lears have taken a stand agast homophobia wh no hatn. I scerely thk, and I have been sayg for a long time, that if a player clared his homosexualy, he would be supported by all footballers, managers and sponsors.

Speakg to the AFP, 28-year-old French women’s ternatnal footballer Ple Peyrd-Magn, who Augt beme the first openly homosexual L Bl player, discsed her cisn to make her sexualy Augt 2020, the Atleti Madrid goalkeeper posted a photo of herself wh Cale, her girliend for over a year.

Congratulatory msag and media requts were rag down: she beme the first French ternatnal player (12 ps) to reveal her homosexualy to the general public whilst her reer was still the photo: I jt posted like that, was que sudn.

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

Notably a young girl om South Ameri who was sayg that was very difficult to live wh here homosexualy over there.

In other untri, there are lots of homosexual footballers, and that seems to go the impact of their announcement:For me, what we are dog here now (this terview), is crazy.

On beg an openly gay French ternatnal female footballer:Why have to jtify ourselv or hi? I am gay, but that do not characterise me.

SIX FRENCH ATHLET TALK ABOUT BEG GAY, SHARE EXPERIENC

We sat a bar, on the terrace… There were an enormo number of homosexuals, men and women… and that didn’t bother anyone.

Football, like any other game, also has many gay players. But tak guts to e out and reveal one’s genr as gay, which is ually an act of urage a world that is not ndned to accept every genr.