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• COLL MART IS U.S. SOCCER'S ONLY OPENLY GAY MALE PLAYER, AND HE'S WORKG TO MAKE THE GAME MORE CLIVE FOR FUTURE LGBTQ+ PLAYERS
• CZECH FOOTBALLER JAKUB JANKTO BE FIRST ACTIVE TERNATNAL MEN’S PLAYER TO ANNOUNCE HE IS GAY
• JOSH CAVALLO: ONLY OPENLY GAY TOP-FLIGHT MALE FOOTBALLER SAYS FIFA’S ‘ONELOVE’ ARMBAND BAN HAS MA HIM FEEL ‘EXCLUD’
• "I NO LONGER WANT TO HI:" CZECH FOOTBALLER JAKUB JANKTO ANNOUNC HE IS GAY
• JOSH CAVALLO BE ONE OF THE FEW PROFSNAL MEN'S FOOTBALLERS TO E OUT AS GAY
• CZECH SOCCER PLAYER JAKUB JANKTO OUT AS GAY
• 8 MALE FOOTBALL PLAYERS WHO DARED TO COME OUT AS GAY
• ‘I HAVE BEEN FIGHTG MY SEXUALY’: A-LEAGUE MEN PLAYER JOSH CAVALLO OUT AS GAY
• FRANK ROSSI IS A FACE OF D3 FOOTBALL. OH, AND HE HAPPENS TO BE GAY, TOO
• JOSH CAVALLO BE WORLD’S ONLY OPENLY GAY PROFSNAL SOCCER PLAYER
• ENGLISH SOCCER PLAYER JAKE DANIELS SAYS HE IS GAY
• GAY & LBIANS IN SOCCER
• JAKE DANIELS BE FIRST UK MALE FOOTBALLER TO E OUT AS GAY SCE 1990
• MY HIDN JOURNEY: A PROFSNAL SOCCER PLAYER REVEALS HE IS GAY

COLL MART IS U.S. SOCCER'S ONLY OPENLY GAY MALE PLAYER, AND HE'S WORKG TO MAKE THE GAME MORE CLIVE FOR FUTURE LGBTQ+ PLAYERS

Moments earlier, an opposg player targeted Mart, an openly gay man, wh a homophobic slur, and as they gathered unr a tent at halftime, they discsed how to team was agreement: Somethg need to be done. "Flemmgs was later spend for six gam by the league, and he nied g an anti-gay slur toward Mart. "Beg able to have a posive msage e out of a really tough suatn was the silver lg, " he the only openly gay men's profsnal soccer player the Uned Stat -- and one of the few who have ever e out globally -- Mart has e to embrace the signifince of what he reprents, pecially for the LGBTQ+ muny.

Play1:48Coll Mart: Locker room support was all I needSan Diego Loyal midfielr Coll Mart says the support om his old teammat at Mnota Uned was a big help to him when he me out as gay. Around those years, havg to hi, havg to remd myself that like, 'Oh, my bt iend on the team, who jt lled another person a f----t, he isn't really homophobic, but he is jt tryg to be hurtful to that person. "Mart is not unique that he didn't have ach who were willg to step to put an end to homophobic language when was ed.

CZECH FOOTBALLER JAKUB JANKTO BE FIRST ACTIVE TERNATNAL MEN’S PLAYER TO ANNOUNCE HE IS GAY

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. Atralian striker Andy Brennan me out as gay 2019, beg the first out gay Atralian male footballer.

He me out 2011, and won the seventh season of Swedish realy show Let's Dance, beg the first out gay person to w. His early clubs knew he was gay, and he me out durg his reer, beg the first pro footballer to do so. In 2014, he beme Bra's hight-profile out, gay player, and was the first out, gay male player to play at Wembley.

JOSH CAVALLO: ONLY OPENLY GAY TOP-FLIGHT MALE FOOTBALLER SAYS FIFA’S ‘ONELOVE’ ARMBAND BAN HAS MA HIM FEEL ‘EXCLUD’

He later me out as gay and has sce spoken out about the difficulti queer players face. The South Ain footballer beme Ai's first out, gay male footballer when he me out 2015. 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.

Later, he revealed he qu the sport as a rult of homophobia he faced when he me out. Czech football star Jakub Jankto has bee the first active ternatnal men’s player to announce he is gay.

"I NO LONGER WANT TO HI:" CZECH FOOTBALLER JAKUB JANKTO ANNOUNC HE IS GAY

Jankto jos Atralian player Josh Cavallo as the only openly gay top-flight male footballers the world. 'FIFA have ma me feel exclud:' Sole gay top flight player hs out on Qatar armband ban. 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.

The Alai Uned midfielr and former Atralian youth ternatnal ma headl last year when he me out as gay. Czech soccer player Jakub Jankto announced on Monday that he is gay a vio posted to social media, beg one of only a few openly out active ternatnal men's players.

""I am homosexual, and I no longer want to hi myself, " the star said what appears to be his first and only tweet.

JOSH CAVALLO BE ONE OF THE FEW PROFSNAL MEN'S FOOTBALLERS TO E OUT AS GAY

Atralia's Alai Uned player Josh Cavallo beme the only openly gay player a top-tier men's profsnal league when he me out 2022, Jake Daniels, of English club Blackpool, beme the first active male profsnal soccer player Bra to e out publicly sce 1990, acrdg to Sky News. Atralian footballer Josh Cavallo has e out as gay, beg one of the few profsnal men's soccer players the world to do so. The Alai Uned midfielr announced that he was gay a vio posted to the team's Twter acunt Tuday night.

CZECH SOCCER PLAYER JAKUB JANKTO OUT AS GAY

Ashamed I would never be able to do what I love and be gay, hidg who I really am to pursue a dream I always wished for as a kid.

8 MALE FOOTBALL PLAYERS WHO DARED TO COME OUT AS GAY

Soccer player for the San Diego Loyal, me out publicly as gay 2018 when he was playg for the Mnota Uned. Andy Brennan beme the first openly gay Atralian footballer when he me out 2019, acrdg to the Guardian.

Male profsnal athlet e out as the first openly gay players currently participatg their rpective sports, cludg NHL hockey player Le Prokop and NFL fensive end Carl Nassib.

‘I HAVE BEEN FIGHTG MY SEXUALY’: A-LEAGUE MEN PLAYER JOSH CAVALLO OUT AS GAY

13, 2023 sayg he is gay, makg him one of the most high-profile male soccer players to e out. PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AP) — Czech Republic midfielr Jakub Jankto posted a vio on social media on Monday sayg he is gay, makg him one of the most high-profile male soccer players to e posted a vio on Twter sayg: “I’m homosexual. Their relatnship end women’s soccer featur many proment LGBTQ+ players, ’s still rare for profsnal male players to e out publicly as gay.

Josh Cavallo, who plays for Alai Uned Atralia, beme the only openly gay player a top men’s league when he me out year, Jake Daniels of English send-divisn club Blackpool beme the first active male profsnal soccer player Bra to publicly say he’s 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.

FRANK ROSSI IS A FACE OF D3 FOOTBALL. OH, AND HE HAPPENS TO BE GAY, TOO

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.

Furthermore, he is the latt active footballer to e out as gay. Moreover, Andy Brennan is the first Atralian male footballer to openly disclosed beg gay.

JOSH CAVALLO BE WORLD’S ONLY OPENLY GAY PROFSNAL SOCCER PLAYER

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. Later, he stated he was released a few years back and was gay. His fellow German players supported his cisn to announce himself as gay publicly.

ENGLISH SOCCER PLAYER JAKE DANIELS SAYS HE IS GAY

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.

GAY & LBIANS IN SOCCER

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. 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.

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

He stated he is startg a project to support homosexualy sports. After g out as a gay footballer, he also even beme an onle sensatn. 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. 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.

MY HIDN JOURNEY: A PROFSNAL SOCCER PLAYER REVEALS HE IS GAY

In 1990, Jt broke the barrier the footballg World when he clared himself gay publicly the newspaper. 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. 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.