France striker Olivier Giroud said football has a long way om acceptg openly gay players the sport.
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- OLIVIER GIROUD: FOOTBALL IS A LONG WAY OM ACCEPTG OPENLY GAY PLAYERS
- JOSH CAVALLO: ONLY OPENLY GAY TOP-FLIGHT MALE FOOTBALLER SAYS FIFA’S ‘ONELOVE’ ARMBAND BAN HAS MA HIM FEEL ‘EXCLUD’
- 8 MALE FOOTBALL PLAYERS WHO DARED TO COME OUT AS GAY
OLIVIER GIROUD: FOOTBALL IS A LONG WAY OM ACCEPTG OPENLY GAY PLAYERS
Olivier Rouyer, the first French football player to e out as gay, hop that Englishman Jake Daniels' statement will serve as an example France. * gay football players in france *
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.
JOSH CAVALLO: ONLY OPENLY GAY TOP-FLIGHT MALE FOOTBALLER SAYS FIFA’S ‘ONELOVE’ ARMBAND BAN HAS MA HIM FEEL ‘EXCLUD’
Former player Ouissem Belgacem, whose book about growg up gay football has stunned France, explas how he turned shame to Pri. * gay football players in france *
"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.
8 MALE FOOTBALL PLAYERS WHO DARED TO COME OUT AS GAY
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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. A few months before him, another active player, Atralian Joshua Cavallo, me out as gay.
France’s World Cup-wng striker Olivier Giroud believ is “impossible” for a profsnal footballer to e out as gay. * gay football players in france *
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. Jonathan Johnson, PSG rrponntNov 15, 2018, 12:25 PM ETFrance striker Olivier Giroud believ that is "impossible to be openly homosexual football" and that the ia that the sport is a long way om acceptg openly gay players is an "unrstatement. The Chelsea forward also poted to his var gtur wh former clubs Arsenal and Montpellier support of the gay muny.
Josh Cavallo, the only openly gay top-flight male soccer player the sport, has told CNN that FIFA’s cisn to ban players om wearg “OneLove” armbands at the Qatar 2022 has ma him feel “exclud.” * gay football players in france *
"It was at this time that I thought that is impossible to be openly homosexual football.
"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. A Mlim, Gueye hails om the Islamic Ain untry of Senegal, where homosexualy is punishable by up to five years prison (though prosecutns were rare before this year, acrdg to ABC News). Women’s natnal team, which would have worn gay pri–themed jerseys wh rabow-lored numbers ternatnal “iendli” (basilly, glorified exhibn match).