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Amal Fashanu, whose uncle was Bra's first and only openly gay male profsnal footballer, tells Sky News the foundatn dited to him is offerg support to two Premier League players who are yet to e out publicly.

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GAY PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALLER 'VERY LIKELY' TO E OUT NEXT YEAR, SAYS JT FASHANU'S NIECE

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The programme is reportedly the works and would foc on the stori of gay profsnal footballers om the past and prent and let them tell their storiThe former Premier League star has been talks wh producers over potentially featurg a documentary about gay footballers A former England ternatnal and Premier League star is reportedly ' talks' wh televisn producers over the prospect of g out a new tv documentary about gay profsnal footballers. The news jt days after Blackpool star Jake Daniels bravely beme the first active player to e out as gay the English top-flight more than 30 years - the last beg the late Jt Fashanu.

They have been talks wh a secretly gay player and are nfint he will participate and e out on the show. The former Manchter Uned star went on: "What he has jt done tonight tak credible urage - we have both been drsg rooms for many many years and that would seem unthkable to announce that you are gay and I n't image how difficult has been really. ‘I’d feel like I’ve done my job’ – Jake Daniels wants to spire gay Premier League footballers to e out and share their stori.

Daniels spoke out on his cisn on Monday (Picture: Sky News)Jake Daniels hop his cisn to e out will spire gay footballers the Premier League and across world football to do the same. The 17-year-old Blackpool forward has e out as the only open gay male profsnal footballer Bra and jt the send the world after Josh Carvallo of Alai Uned Atralia. Daniels, who signed his first profsnal ntract wh Blackpool earlier this year, believ other gay male footballers are stgglg wh expectatns over masculy the game.

EX-ENGLAND AND PREMIER LEAGUE STAR 'NSIRG' G OUT AS GAY ON TV DOCUMENTARY

The programme is reportedly the works and would foc on the stori of gay profsnal footballers om the past and prent and let them tell their stori * premier league star wants to come out as gay *

Daniels ma his senr but for Blackpool this month (Picture: REX/Shutterstock)‘I thk down to a lot of footballers wantg to be known as mascule, and I thk beg gay, a lot of people e as beg weak, ’ Daniels told Sky Sports News. ‘So a lot of people would say, “You’re dog that bee you’re gay” and they’re gog to say ’s bee you’re weak, but ’s jt not the se.

Daniels hop other gay footballers, even those the Premier League, n now feel fortable g out or even reachg out to him to help them wh the procs. ‘So I jt want to do that for other people and maybe if there’s Premier League footballers who are gay and ready to e out – or they want to and are jt wag – I want someone to ntact me and ask, “How’s been? MORE: Blackpool forward Jake Daniels be first pro footballer to e out as gay 32 years.

Jake Daniels, who is an openly gay footballer, plays for Blackpool (Picture: Getty)Jake Daniels, the only openly gay male footballer across England’s top four divisns, has offered to support Premier League players over g out. Daniels, 18, who plays for Champnship si Blackpool, beme England’s first openly gay male profsnal footballer sce Jt Fashanu 1990 a year ago.

‘I’D FEEL LIKE I’VE DONE MY JOB’ – JAKE DANIELS WANTS TO SPIRE GAY PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALLERS TO E OUT AND SHARE THEIR STORI

Jake Daniels hop his cisn to e out will spire gay footballers the Premier League and across world football to do the same. The 17-year-old Blackpool forward has e... * premier league star wants to come out as gay *

There is still a huge lack of reprentatn the men’s game, spe reports that there are gay players currently playg the Premier League who haven’t e out yet. Men’s football across the world has been plagued by var homophobic cints down the years but England, the sport, and society general, has bee a lot more tolerant regards to the LBGTQ+ muny, and Daniels hop will not be long before we have an openly gay Premier League player. MORE: Arsenal star Beth Mead urg more gay male footballers to e out.

MORE: 'I stopped playg sport – until I disvered gay teams exist'.

JAKE DANIELS OFFERS HELP TO PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALLERS NSIRG G OUT AS GAY

An unnamed Premier League footballer has revealed he is gay an open letter, but isn't prepared to e out star has opened up about the torment of keepg his sexualy a secret and has aimed the letter at thori and fans, scribg how he is takg a "huge step" revealg his sexualy.

In a letter which has been shared wh Sky News by the Jt Fashanu Foundatn, the player wr: "I am gay. The unknown star is beg supported by the Jt Fashanu Foundatn, which is n by the former footballer's niece, Fashanu, who played for top flight clubs om the late 1970s to the mid 1980s, was the first profsnal footballer to be openly gay.

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

Ms Fashanu says there are no openly gay or bisexual male profsnal footballers the untry at prent and this revelatn was a "signifint moment and a posive step forward" tacklg this told Sky News: "The fact this player wanted to wre a letter about this is a huge step forward. Celebri show support for Schofield after he out as gay.

Jt Fashanu was the first profsnal footballer to be openly gay. "In a Digal, Culture, Media and Sport Select Commtee hearg on 7 July, former England women's team footballer Enla Alo said gay male footballers wouldn't risk g out the public doma bee of the homophobic backlash they would said there are current footballers who have told their teammat they are gay, but add: "The issue really now is that fear of what fans will do and are gog to say, but I don't thk that is as legimate a fear as ed to be bee we're livg a world now where beg gay is somethg that is wily accepted.

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