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Kev Maxen, Jaguars assistant strength and ndng ach, is the first male ach a major U.S. men’s profsnal sports league to e out as gay.

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AT LEAST 20 FOOTBALLERS PREMIER LEAGUE AND CHAMPNSHIP ARE GAY BUT THEY'RE AAID TO E OUT SAYS EX-CLUB BOSS

Openly gay Leeds Uned director David Haigh says players nfid him - and he believ clubs uld benef mercially if stars e out * gay soccer player rumours *

At least 20 footballers Premier League and Champnship are gay but they're aaid to e out says ex-club bossOpenly gay Leeds Uned director David Haigh says players nfid him - and he believ clubs uld benef mercially if stars e outDavid Haigh durg his time at Leeds UnedAt least 20 football stars are gay and “aaid” to e out, a top club’s ex-director claims.

He was openly gay durg a spell as Leeds Uned MD 2013-14 and says many homosexual players nfid him as a rult.

“Young stars advertise brands wh sponsors and beg gay is still seen as a handip. Amerin player Robbie Rogers me out as gay.

THIS GUY SAYS HE’S TALKED TO 20 GAY PRO SOCCER PLAYERS. ABOUT 11 PEOPLE BELIEVE HIM.

Beg an out gay man and a soccer player is still somethg that’s greeted wh homophobia. See eight out and proud male gay footballers. * gay soccer player rumours *

“I also thk supportg gay players would be very beneficial to a club mercially. He spoke out after Belgium fenr Carl Hoefkens told how he had played wh two Premier League footballers who were gay but publicly ‘ the closet’. Mr Haigh was openly gay wh board members and fans at Elland Road, and says many gay players nfid him as a rult.

“My figure on the number of gay players is probably a gross unr timate.

PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALLERS OPENLY GAY RELATNSHIP AMID WORLD CUP NTROVERSY

Many people fd hard to believe that there are actually footballers who are Gay, and while some have e out openly others are still hidg beh * gay soccer player rumours *

Some top stars are open about beg gay wh team mat, but feel too sred to tell their fans, Mr Haigh claims. “They go to gay bars and they do not hi their partners.

HERE ARE EIGHT OUT AND PROUD MALE GAY FOOTBALLERS

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Dad-of-two Hoefkens, 39, who played for Stoke and Wt Brom om, told Belgian newspaper De Zondag: “I played alongsi three gay footballers, cludg one who was a genuely big name. ” Mr Haigh was ntacted by gay players om different top flight clubs, but adms was difficult for them to go public about their sexualy. “Beg gay is still seen as a handip and players get enough abe on the pch as is.

Robbie Rogers of the USA has e out as gay. “I don’t thk gay footballers would face a terrible time today, ” he said.

” But he do believe certa untri ‘own upon’ gay relatnships and so club ownership, and sponsors, uld be a problem. And he add: “I thk supportg gay players would be very beneficial om a mercial perspective. ” There are 4, 000 profsnal footballers the UK, but not one is openly gay.

JAGUARS ASSISTANT KEV MAXEN IS FIRST MALE NFL ACH TO E OUT AS GAY

The Los Angel Lakers are one of many teams expected to have tert recently released veteran forward Rudy Gay. * gay soccer player rumours *

Whenever people have asked me about publicly discsg the gay athlet they know pro sports, I always warn them of two thgs: 1) Don’t say a name and 2) Don’t say a number.

Openly gay former Leeds Uned managg director David Haigh is makg a pretty outrageo claim as speculatn aga heats up England about gay pro soccer players. Haigh has told Out News Global that 20 gay Premier League and Champnship soccer players have e out to him jt the last three years. Claimg some number like “20” gay Premier League players have e to you three years.

No one believ that almost two dozen gay pro soccer players have e out to him.

THUNR WAIVE RUDY GAY

The Brish tabloid, which has prevly published erroneo mors about gay English soccer players, says the ex-player is irate that Qatar is hostg the World Cup. * gay soccer player rumours *

Talkg to gay pro athlet over the years, many of them say they have spoken to zero or jt a uple men their sport. FA chief Greg Clarke has this very year said he has been able to intify zero gay men his sport who will talk to him privately and off-the-rerd. It remd me of Brendan Ayanbajo falsely timatg he knew four gay NFL players who were talkg about g out publicly together.

Are there 20 gay athlet between the Premier League and EFL Champnship?

“Beg gay is still seen as a handip and players get enough abe on the pch as is, ” he told The Mirror. Of urse the stupid thg is that the agents CAN and WILL get more money if their athlete out publicly as gay.

NBA FREE AGENCY RUMORS: LAKERS ONE OF MANY TEAMS EXPECTED TO HAVE INTERT IN RUDY GAY

Sce there seem to be so many gay Premier League players Haigh is talkg to, hopefully he n open the ey of a uple of them to the benefs of g out. This is a hot topic particularly bee the host natn, Qatar, is known to crimalise homosexual relatns. Now, has been revealed that two Premier League teammat are a gay an exclive story by The Sun, the two Premier League footballers are reportedly open about beg a gay relatnship, at least as far as the drsg room go.

Earlier this month, the Qatari ambassador to the UK had warned same-sex upl not to kiss public if they will travel to watch the World, World Cup ambassador Khalid Salman ed outrage last week after sayg that beg gay is tantamount to havg "damage the md. This is why the possibily of havg two active Premier League players speak up about beg gay is such an important topic for the LGBTQ+ muny at the moment. There are mours about other gay players, but remas to be seen if they will e out publicly while still nversatns about the topic will surely ntue to the World Cup, pecially wh thoands of spectators flockg to Qatar to enjoy the event.

THERE ARE GAY PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALLERS WHO HAVE E OUT TO TEAMMAT BUT FEAR HOMOPHOBIC BACKLASH OM FANS, SAYS SIR

As the World Cup go on a untry where homosexualy is illegal, many global football fans are havg to reckon wh the sports' soccer remas one of the most popular sports around the world, very few players have been able to e out and enjoy a succsful reer afterwards. Gay players face prsure om teammat, ownership, ach, and fans over their are some of the men who have e out, fightg those stereotyp, and pavg the way for LGBTQ+ athlet who e after them. Atralian striker Andy Brennan me out as gay 2019, beg the first out gay Atralian male footballer.

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