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• GIANT MURAL ON NORWICH PUB HONOURS JT FASHANU, ENGLAND'S FIRST OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLER
• GAY FOOTBALLER WAS ‘CUT OFF’ BY TEAM BEE OF WHO HE IS. SO HE CID TO DO SOMETHG ABOUT
• FOOTBALLERS HAVE E OUT AS GAY TO TEAMMAT BUT FEAR PUBLIC BACKLASH, SAYS ENI ALO
• GAY FORMER ENGLAND FOOTBALLER PLANNG TO E OUT BLASTS QATAR FOR BEG WORLD CUP HOST
• 8 MALE FOOTBALL PLAYERS WHO DARED TO COME OUT AS GAY
• FORMER ENGLAND FOOTBALLER R FERDAND SAYS GAY PLAYER WAS ADVISED NOT TO E OUT BY LAWYER
• JAKE DANIELS BE FIRST UK MALE FOOTBALLER TO E OUT AS GAY SCE 1990
• GARY LEKER SAYS HE KNOWS TWO GAY PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALLERS AND HOP THEY E OUT DURG QATAR WORLD CUPTHE FORMER ENGLAND STRIKER SAID THAT HE KNOW TWO GAY PREMIER LEAGUE PLAYERS WHO HAVE BEEN “VERY CLOSE” TO REVEALG THEIR SEXUALYBUZZBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSSPORTBYRUAIRI STT BYRNEDEPUTY EDOR17:51, 14 OCT 2022UPDATED15:31, 2 NOV 2022BOOKMARKGARY LEKER ATTENDS AN EVENG WH GARY LEKER, NVERSATN WH TIM MARLOW OBE, AT THE DIGN MM PARTNERSHIP WH THE WICK ON MAY 24, 2022 LONDON, ENGLAND (IMAGE: DAVID M. BET/DAVE BET/GETTY IMAG FOR THE DIGN MM)SIGN UP TO OUR EE EMAIL ALERTS FOR THE BT PROMOTNS SENT STRAIGHT TO YOUR E-MAILMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 SIGN UP TO OUR EE EMAIL ALERTS FOR THE BT PROMOTNS SENT STRAIGHT TO YOUR E-MAILINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!
• 'FORMER ENGLAND AND PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALLER ULD E OUT AS GAY NEW TV DOCUMENTARY'
• UNNAMED PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALLER REVEALS HE IS GAY LETTER BUT SAYS HE N'T GO PUBLIC
• ENGLISH SOCCER PLAYER JAKE DANIELS SAYS HE IS GAY

GIANT MURAL ON NORWICH PUB HONOURS JT FASHANU, ENGLAND'S FIRST OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLER

A giant mural of England's first openly gay footballer has been unveiled on the si of a Fashanu remas the only male profsnal player to nfirm he was homosexual - amid fears he would be "outed" by a natnal newspaper 1990 - and was ducted to the footballg Hall of Fame spe now beg seen as an spiratn the fight agast homophobia and discrimatn sport, the proud Canary took his own life 1998 - wrg his suici note that beg gay and a personaly was "so hard" former Norwich Cy striker, who beme the UK's first black £1m player when he was sold to Nottgham Fort, ntu to be seen as a legend at the Norfolk Champnship "wonr strike" agast Liverpool at Carrow Road 1980 went on to w Match of the Day's goal of the season now his face has taken pri of place on the si of a Canari supporters pub.

GAY FOOTBALLER WAS ‘CUT OFF’ BY TEAM BEE OF WHO HE IS. SO HE CID TO DO SOMETHG ABOUT

A mural of former Norwich Cy player Jt Fashanu, England's first openly gay footballer, has appeared on the Fat Cat and Canary.

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.

FOOTBALLERS HAVE E OUT AS GAY TO TEAMMAT BUT FEAR PUBLIC BACKLASH, SAYS ENI ALO

He me out 2011, and won the seventh season of Swedish realy show Let's Dance, beg the first out gay person to w.

In 2014, he beme Bra's hight-profile out, gay player, and was the first out, gay male player to play at Wembley. Rogers me out as gay 2013, beg the first out gay man to pete a top North Amerin pro sports league when he played for the LA Galaxy that same year. A former England footballer who is planng to e out as gay has cricised FIFA's cisn to host the World Cup has been revealed that the star may talk about his sexualy live on thks that Qatar's anti-LGBT stance should have meant that FIFA did not make the ll to hold the World Cup there.

GAY FORMER ENGLAND FOOTBALLER PLANNG TO E OUT BLASTS QATAR FOR BEG WORLD CUP HOST

A source told The Sun: 'He thks was wrong to ci the tournament should be played Qatar when they crimalise homosexual relatnships. 'The unnamed former footballer is also hopg for protts agast Qatar's ant view on homosexualy, acrdg to the source. Pictured: Preparatns for the World CupIt after Gary Leker earlier this month said that two gay Premier League footballers were nsirg g out durg the said that if they were to announce their sexualy, would send a 'strong msage' to Qatar.

It after Gary Leker earlier this month said that two gay Premier League footballers were nsirg g out durg the tournamentIn a report released on Monday, Human Rights Watch said police Qatar have arbrarily taed and abed members of the LGBTQ muny ahead of the World Cup next month. Homosexualy is illegal the Gulf said had 'documented six s of severe and repeated beatgs and five s of sexual harassment police ctody between 2019 and 2022' most recent se was September, the US-based rights group transgenr women, one bisexual woman and one gay man all told how members of the terr mistry's Preventive Secury Department taed them an unrground prison 'they verbally harassed and subjected tae to physil abe, rangg om slappg to kickg and punchg until they bled', HRW said.

They also ma me take off my shirt and took a picture of my breasts, ' she said she had suffered om prsn and was aaid to go out public all s, the tae were forced to unlock their phon and had ntact rmatn on other LGBTQ people taken, HRW outsi marriage and homosexual sex are both illegal the nservative Mlim state, and n be punished by up to seven years none of those taed said they had been said the six appeared to have been held unr a 2002 law that allows for up to six months' tentn whout charge if ''there exist well-found reasons to believe that the fendant may have mted a crime, ' cludg 'vlatg public moraly'. Qatar's emir (pictured right shakg hands wh FIFA Print Gianni Infanto) has raged agast an 'unprecented mpaign' of cricism over preparatns for this year's football World Cup, sayg no other host untry has ever faced the same level of scty John Fashanu urg England to take the knee Qatar for anti-racism AND gay rights Former football and televisn prenter John Fashanu has said that gay fans should be allowed to be themselv at the said takg the knee would send the msage that the team are anti all forms of discrimatn. The ex-footballer said that he thks Qataris may bee more ted on what means to be LGBT if gay England fans thks that uld be a good opportuny for them to ga unrstandg.

8 MALE FOOTBALL PLAYERS WHO DARED TO COME OUT AS GAY

In 2012, he claimed his brother was not gay and was an attentn speakg to The Sunday Mirror today, Fashanu admted to shunng his brother, and that took him time to e to terms wh his brother's sexualy. Gary Leker also led a backlash after Foreign Secretary Jam Cleverly told gay football supporters to be 'rpectful' of World Cup host well as homosexual behavur beg illegal, there are strict laws on alhol, dgs, public timacy, relatnships outsi marriage, drs s and swearg.

Leker, who is expected to ont the BBC's verage of the World Cup, queried Mr Cleverly's posted on Twter: 'Whatever you do, don’t do anythg gay. ' Foreign Secretary Jam Cleverly, speakg to LBC Rad, urged gay England fans to show 'flex and promise' towards the host natn durg next month's World Cup QatarMr Tatchell, who claimed he was arrted by Qatari thori after his attempted prott, also h back at the Foreign Secretary's mand the Government 'e s public voice to nmn the appallg human rights ab' of the Gulf well as his ments about gay football supporters, the Foreign Secretary – who was yterday re-appoted to the role durg new Prime Mister Rishi Sunak's Cabet rhuffle – took a swipe at Labour lear Sir Keir Keir this week said he would not travel to Qatar for the World Cup, even if England reached the Mr Cleverly revealed he would go to the Middle East if he's able to. Gary Leker, who is expected to ont the BBC's verage of the World Cup, queried Mr Cleverly's remarksHomosexual behavur is illegal Qatar, while there are also strict laws on alhol, dgs, public timacy, relatnships outsi marriage, drs and swearg Mr Cleverly urged LGBT+ England fans to 'be rpectful of the host natn' ments that were promptly brand 'shockgly tone af' by cricsMr Cleverly admted he hadn't spoken to Qatari thori direct rponse to Mr Tatchell's se.

FORMER ENGLAND FOOTBALLER R FERDAND SAYS GAY PLAYER WAS ADVISED NOT TO E OUT BY LAWYER

'I have spoken to the Qatari thori the past about gay football fans gog to watch the World Cup and how they will treat our fans and ternatnal fans. 'He also recently said he hoped a Premier League player out as gay durg the World Cup to send a strong msage to Qatar. Image source, Andy Trigg/BBCImage ptn, The mural took the graffi artist eight hours to pleteA mural of Jt Fashanu, the first profsnal football player to e out as gay, has been pated on the si of a pub Norwich.

Fashanu grew up Norfolk and signed for Norwich the late source, Getty ImagImage ptn, Former Norwich Cy striker Jt Fashanu me out as gay 1990 while still playg profsnal football"He means a lot to a lot of people, pecially Norfolk, " said Christian Hodgkson, landlord of the Fat Cat and Canary on Thorpe Road, close to the cy centre stadium. Jake Williamson wants to make thgs better for the next generatn after he was ozen out of his football team for beg gay. Footballer Jake Williamson has loved sport ever sce he was a child – but growg up gay ma hard for him to feel fully accepted.

JAKE DANIELS BE FIRST UK MALE FOOTBALLER TO E OUT AS GAY SCE 1990

He opened up about beg a gay footballer an terview wh the BBC’s LGBT Sport Podst, and his teammat weren’t happy about . Shortly after he was kicked off his football team, Jake started g social media to speak out about his own experienc as a gay athlete.

“I’ve played football for 20 years and I’m yet to meet an actively gay football player or manager, ” Jake says. Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Readg the Game newsletter sent straight to your box for eeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s ee weekly newsletter Former England Women footballer Enla Alo says there are footballers who have told their teammat that they are gay, but rema too aaid of the backlash that they would face if they were to e out , the current director of women’s football at Aston Villa, spoke on Tuday to the Department of Digal, Culture, Media and Sport select mtee regardg the current levels of diversy across football, both the men’s and women’s experienc drew on the current difficulti that people of a Black, Asian and mory ethnic background face wh the sport, but the 102-p ternatnal was also asked about the trouble that homosexual players face over the cisn to e out has not been a sgle Premier League player who has e out at gay while still playg the top flight of English football, wh the late Jt Fashanu g out 1990 durg his reer while lower-league football and German Tomas Hzlsperger only revealg that he is homosexual after he had lled time on his reer 2014.

In stark ntrast, a number of female players are openly gay the Women’s Super League, where Alo pots out homosexualy is far more accepted among fans both at gam and on social Alo said that there are current footballers England who have already told their teammat that they are gay, but will not announce publicly bee they fear the backlash that will e om fans and on social media. In women’s football you have a lot of players who are very fortable wh beg gay and very fortable wh their sexualy.

GARY LEKER SAYS HE KNOWS TWO GAY PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALLERS AND HOP THEY E OUT DURG QATAR WORLD CUPTHE FORMER ENGLAND STRIKER SAID THAT HE KNOW TWO GAY PREMIER LEAGUE PLAYERS WHO HAVE BEEN “VERY CLOSE” TO REVEALG THEIR SEXUALYBUZZBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSSPORTBYRUAIRI STT BYRNEDEPUTY EDOR17:51, 14 OCT 2022UPDATED15:31, 2 NOV 2022BOOKMARKGARY LEKER ATTENDS AN EVENG WH GARY LEKER, NVERSATN WH TIM MARLOW OBE, AT THE DIGN MM PARTNERSHIP WH THE WICK ON MAY 24, 2022 LONDON, ENGLAND (IMAGE: DAVID M. BET/DAVE BET/GETTY IMAG FOR THE DIGN MM)SIGN UP TO OUR EE EMAIL ALERTS FOR THE BT PROMOTNS SENT STRAIGHT TO YOUR E-MAILMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 SIGN UP TO OUR EE EMAIL ALERTS FOR THE BT PROMOTNS SENT STRAIGHT TO YOUR E-MAILINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!

There are gay players and they’re jt as rpected and jt as loved and jt as admired the drsg room among their teams.

We had the tragic se of Jt Fashanu takg his own life, and I do thk ’s gog to take for a player to jt say ‘this is who I am, I’m gay and I’m a great footballer too’ and don’t matter.

'FORMER ENGLAND AND PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALLER ULD E OUT AS GAY NEW TV DOCUMENTARY'

”Asked to clarify her claim by Labour MP Clive Effort that there are current footballers who have told their teammat that they are gay, Alo said: “Y that’s Alo says there are footballers who have e out to teammat but not public (DCMS)“I thk there’s been mours and all sorts of newspapers that try to get the exclive on who this player may be.

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

“Ultimately I thk there’s statistics that say of urse there would be gay players, and I thk the bety of is actually 99.

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.

ENGLISH SOCCER PLAYER JAKE DANIELS SAYS HE IS GAY

Y, you will be subjected to abe on social media as women are, as black people are – there’s so much – but I do thk now let’s say if a current Premier League player out as gay they will be wily praised, appld, ld and rpected. Alo believ players like Rashford are showg young children that football is open to all (Getty)“The impact that has, there’s gog to be so many ltle Marc Rashfords Manchter that are totally spired by what he did the other week – young boys who probably felt there’s not much gog for me life who are now spired by Marc Rashford the same way that a gay Premier League player g out or a gay player g out around the world who is currently playg, that will have a huge impact on a young gay boys who may like football, who feel ‘I n’t play football’ bee of all the stereotyp around playg football.

ExclivePublished: 21:30, 29 Oct 2022Updated: 21:44, 29 Oct 2022A GAY former England footballer planng to e out has blasted the cisn to let Qatar host the World Cup. 1As well as anti-homosexualy laws, Qatar has also been blasted over the aths of migrant workers buildg football stadiumsCred: Rters. And he believ the Gulf state’s anti-homosexualy laws should have prevented Fifa om stagg the tournament there.

A source said: “He thks was wrong to ci the tournament should be played Qatar when they crimalise gay sexual relatnships. Earlier this month, Gary Leker said he knew of two gay Premier League footballers and mented would send a strong msage to Qatar if they me out durg the tournament.