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• CHAMPNSHIP FOOTBALLER 'TO COME OUT AS GAY IN TV INTERVIEW NEXT WEEK'
• AT LEAST 20 FOOTBALLERS PREMIER LEAGUE AND CHAMPNSHIP ARE GAY BUT THEY'RE AAID TO E OUT SAYS EX-CLUB BOSS
• JAKE DANIELS: BLACKPOOL FORWARD BE UK'S FIRST ACTIVE MALE PROFSNAL FOOTBALLER TO E OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY
• GAY FOOTBALLER JOSH CAVALLO SAYS HE WOULD BE ‘SRED’ TO PLAY AT THE 2022 WORLD CUP QATAR

CHAMPNSHIP FOOTBALLER 'TO COME OUT AS GAY IN TV INTERVIEW NEXT WEEK'

A teenage footballer has reportedly told his Champnship club that he is gog to e out as gay next player plans to make the announcement a televised terview orr to 'break to stigma' around gay players men's profsnal football, acrdg to The player is set to bee the only openly gay profsnal male footballer Bra. Sourc claim the player is 'very relaxed' about his sexualy and he is said have received the full backg of teammat and officials at his Champnship Cavallo (left) is currently the only openly gay profsnal footballer the world (Image: PA)"The player told club officials and his manager about this a few weeks ago and his fay already knew, " the source told The Sun. "The last profsnal Brish player to e out was Jt Fashanu 1990 (Image: PA)There is currently only one openly gay profsnal footballer world football - 22-year-old Josh Cavallo, of Atralia's Alai last male profsnal Brish footballer to e out as gay was Jt Fashanu, who publicly announced his sexualy tragilly took his own life eight years players to have played England, cludg former Aston Villa midfielr Thomas Hzlsperger and ex-Hull Cy youth team player Thomas Beattie, have e out as gay sce retirg om the sport.

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

Patrice Evra believ there are at least two gay players at every football club (Image: PA)Amal Fashanu, who ns the Jt Fashanu Foundatn named after her uncle, told The Sun: "This is very enuragg news and shows the posive steps that have been taken society and football.

"But he said former teammat of his were aaid to e out bee of homophobic attus the drsg room. "There are at least two players per club who are gay.

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.

JAKE DANIELS: BLACKPOOL FORWARD BE UK'S FIRST ACTIVE MALE PROFSNAL FOOTBALLER TO E OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY

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

GAY FOOTBALLER JOSH CAVALLO SAYS HE WOULD BE ‘SRED’ TO PLAY AT THE 2022 WORLD CUP QATAR

“They go to gay bars and they do not hi their partners. 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.