At least 20 footballers Premier League and Champnship are gay but they're aaid to e out says ex-club boss - Mirror Onle

Contents:

• AT LEAST 20 FOOTBALLERS PREMIER LEAGUE AND CHAMPNSHIP ARE GAY BUT THEY'RE AAID TO E OUT SAYS EX-CLUB BOSS
• WHY THERE ARE STILL NO OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLERS THE PREMIER LEAGUE
• PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALLERS OPENLY GAY RELATNSHIP AMID WORLD CUP NTROVERSY
• WHY ARE MORE FEMALE PROFSNAL FOOTBALLERS OPENLY GAY OR BISEXUAL THAN MALE PLAYERS?
• TWO PREMIER LEAGUE TEAMMAT ARE A RELATNSHIP AND OPEN ABOUT BEG A GAY UPLE
• WHO ARE THE ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP GAY FOOTBALLERS?
• A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL 61 OUT GAY PLAYERS THE WOMEN’S FOOTBALL PREMIER LEAGUE
• GRAEME SOUNS EXPLAS WHY THERE ARE NO OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLERS THE PREMIER LEAGUE AND REVEALS TNAL VIS TO BRIGHTON PRI PARA
• "A MASSIVE STEP FORWARD FOR GAY PLAYERS" - 2 PREMIER LEAGUE TEAMMAT ARE REPORTEDLY A RELATNSHIP AND ULD REVEAL INTI NEAR FUTURE
• UNNAMED PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALLER REVEALS HE IS GAY LETTER BUT SAYS HE N'T GO PUBLIC
• PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALL PLAYERS AN OPENLY GAY RELATNSHIP

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

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.

“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. Some top stars are open about beg gay wh team mat, but feel too sred to tell their fans, Mr Haigh claims.

WHY THERE ARE STILL NO OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLERS THE PREMIER LEAGUE

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.

“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.

PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALLERS OPENLY GAY RELATNSHIP AMID WORLD CUP NTROVERSY

” There are 4, 000 profsnal footballers the UK, but not one is openly gay. 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.

WHY ARE MORE FEMALE PROFSNAL FOOTBALLERS OPENLY GAY OR BISEXUAL THAN MALE PLAYERS?

This listicle will mentn eight male football players who dared to e out as gay. Seventeen male footballers have urageoly revealed their sexualy as gay public so far.

Even though has already been three s sce Jt Fashanu first publicly me out as gay, there are only a few of them revealg . The primary reason behd many gay footballers not revealg their sexualy publicly is fear of homophobia on and off the pch. So, many profsnal leagu, teams, and players are raisg their voic to fight back agast homophobia so that gay footballers don’t face backlash while g out.

Now, whout any further ado, let’s list the football players who dared to e out as gay publicly. Moreover, Andy Brennan is the first Atralian male footballer to openly disclosed beg gay.

TWO PREMIER LEAGUE TEAMMAT ARE A RELATNSHIP AND OPEN ABOUT BEG A GAY UPLE

Currently, he is the only openly gay football player to play any of the Amerin top 5 major leagu. In 2020, durg the San Diego Loyal match agast Phoneix Risg FC, Mart released a story of homophobic sults directed toward him.

One of the hight-profile male football players publicly clarg himself as gay is German footballer Thomas Hzlsperger. In January 2014, Hzlsperger me out as gay while terviewg Die Ze, a German newspaper.

WHO ARE THE ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP GAY FOOTBALLERS?

His fellow German players supported his cisn to announce himself as gay publicly. Durg his spell at Leeds, Rodgers publicly appeared gay Febary 2013. Later, after wng the 2014 MLS Cup, Rodgers also beme the first gay male to w the league tle the USA.

In 2015, Rodger got ducted to the Natnal Gay and Lbian Sports Hall of Fame. In November 2011, an terview wh Canadian broadster Rad Canada, Tto me out as gay.

Moreover, David Tto is the first profsnal Amerin male profsnal footballer to e out as gay. In 2019, he was also featured a documentary related to homophobia sports named Standg on the Le. Tto is a You Can Play mpaign advisory group fightg to elimate homophobia the sportg world.

A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL 61 OUT GAY PLAYERS THE WOMEN’S FOOTBALL PREMIER LEAGUE

Anton Hysen is the youngt son of retired Swedish footballer Glenn Hysen and one of the gay players football. In 2011, Anton Hysen publicly me out as gay durg an terview wh Offsi.

Later, he beme the send footballer to bee gay while playg profsnally. Later, he was profiled on Swedish broadstg channel TV4 March 2011 a bate show (Can gays play football too?). Likewise, he also participated the 7th edn of the realy TV show Lets Dance and beme the first-ever gay to w the ntt.

GRAEME SOUNS EXPLAS WHY THERE ARE NO OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLERS THE PREMIER LEAGUE AND REVEALS TNAL VIS TO BRIGHTON PRI PARA

The documentary Rise Above is a film on Anton Hysen released 2013 to portray his story as gay.

But as one of the gay players football, Rouyer is dog his bt to fight homophobia France.

The late athlete Jt Fashanu was the first footballer to e out publicly as gay. In 1990, Jt broke the barrier the footballg World when he clared himself gay publicly the newspaper.

"A MASSIVE STEP FORWARD FOR GAY PLAYERS" - 2 PREMIER LEAGUE TEAMMAT ARE REPORTEDLY A RELATNSHIP AND ULD REVEAL INTI NEAR FUTURE

Later, on 22nd October 1990, The Sun Tabloid newspaper published the headle “£1m Football Star: I AM GAY”. Legendary manager Brian Clogh end Fashanu Nottgham’s reer bee he was gay.

UNNAMED PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALLER REVEALS HE IS GAY LETTER BUT SAYS HE N'T GO PUBLIC

After his ath, The Pk Paper ranked Jt Fashanu the 99th spot the Top 500 Lbian and Gay Hero. Likewise, The Jt Fashanu All-stars football special event started Brighton to honor him and promote homosexualy football. In June 2020, former profsnal footballer Tomas Beattie me out as gay durg an Amerin sports channel ESPN terview.

Furthermore, he is one of the send Brish football players to publicly e out as gay after Jt Fashanu did 30 years ago. Siarly, Richarlyson Barbossa Felisbo om Brazil also revealed his genr as gay openly. The above list of players plet our list of 8 footballers who dared to e out as gay.

Although there are more than 17 gay footballers, they are aaid of g out publicly.

PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALL PLAYERS AN OPENLY GAY RELATNSHIP

Therefore, a suable environment should be created through tn as a drivg factor, so gay footballers don’t feel prsured to reveal their sexualy.

Fifa’s U-turn over the OneLove armband this week reflects a wir lack of support for gay players Brish football. Brish men’s football has never had an easy relatnship wh gay players.