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

Alai Uned player Josh Cavallo out as gay, makg him the world's only current openly gay male top-flight footballer. * leeds united gay footballer *

A giant mural of England's first openly gay footballer has been unveiled on the si of a Fashanu remas the only male profsnal player to nfirm he was homosexual - amid fears he would be "outed" by a natnal newspaper 1990 - and was ducted to the footballg Hall of Fame spe now beg seen as an spiratn the fight agast homophobia and discrimatn sport, the proud Canary took his own life 1998 - wrg his suici note that beg gay and a personaly was "so hard" former Norwich Cy striker, who beme the UK's first black £1m player when he was sold to Nottgham Fort, ntu to be seen as a legend at the Norfolk Champnship "wonr strike" agast Liverpool at Carrow Road 1980 went on to w Match of the Day's goal of the season now his face has taken pri of place on the si of a Canari supporters pub.

A mural of former Norwich Cy player Jt Fashanu, England's first openly gay footballer, has appeared on the Fat Cat and Canary. Great player, sred an amazg goal, the first £1m black player, me out as gay, " he said.

There was a lot of homophobia the prs and media and he was hound for the fact that he me out as beg gay.

JOSH CAVALLO: A-LEAGUE PLAYER BE ONLY CURRENT OPENLY GAY MALE TOP-FLIGHT PRO FOOTBALLER

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Image source, Andy Trigg/BBCImage ptn, The mural took the graffi artist eight hours to pleteA mural of Jt Fashanu, the first profsnal football player to e out as gay, has been pated on the si of a pub Norwich. Fashanu grew up Norfolk and signed for Norwich the late source, Getty ImagImage ptn, Former Norwich Cy striker Jt Fashanu me out as gay 1990 while still playg profsnal football"He means a lot to a lot of people, pecially Norfolk, " said Christian Hodgkson, landlord of the Fat Cat and Canary on Thorpe Road, close to the cy centre stadium.

"Beg the first player to e out as gay, and obvly beg black as well, he faced a lot of adversy. Leeds Uned striker Patrick Bamford is adamant that if any of his Wh team-mat me out as gay they would be fully supported by everyone else the squad.

There are currently no openly gay football players the entirety of the English Football League wh people still reluctant to e out due to the stigma surroundg homophobia the sport.

THE LEEDS UNED DRSG ROOM WOULD ACCEPT A PLAYER G OUT AS GAY, PATRICK BAMFORD CLAIMS

Earlier this month Daniel Hutchgs, an analyst at League Two si Stevenage, me out but the only openly gay player any top-flight divisn world football is Alai Uned's Josh Cavallo, who received an outpourg of support when he opened up on his sexualy.

Thetford Town player-manager Matt Morton is the hight-ranked openly gay player England. He still believ that homophobia is rife football and claims that if anyone ever reacted adversely a drsg room he was charge of, they would be out of the door very quickly.

He said: “Beg btally honty, yeah, I do believe football is homophobic.

ONE OF THE ONLY GAY FOOTBALL BOSS HISTORY SAYS RAMPANT HOMOPHOBIA MEANS A PLAYER WON’T BE G OUT ANYTIME SOON

Alai Uned player Josh Cavallo has e out as gay, makg him the world's only current openly gay male top-flight profsnal footballer. I am a footballer and I am gay, " Cavallo said, a vio posted on Alai Uned's Twter acunt. "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. Former Aston Villa, Stuttgart, Wt Ham and Everton player Thomas Hzlsperger is among the most high-profile former players to be openly gay, havg e out publicly the year after he Leeds Uned player Robbie Rogers also announced he was gay when retirg 2013, before returng to the game wh LA Galaxy and wng the MLS Cup.

In dog so he beme the first openly gay male athlete to w a major profsnal team sports tle the Uned Stat. Cavallo said he worried g out might have a negative effect on his reer and add that, as a gay footballer, he knew of "other players livg silence".

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