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• 17-YEAR-OLD IS FIRST ACTIVE UK PROFSNAL FOOTBALLER TO E OUT AS GAY S
• 17-YEAR-OLD SOCCER PLAYER OUT, BEG THE UK'S ONLY OPENLY GAY PROFSNAL FOOTBALLER
• JAKE DANIELS BE FIRST UK MALE FOOTBALLER TO E OUT AS GAY SCE 1990
• JAKE DANIELS: BLACKPOOL FOOTBALLER, 17, OUT, BEG ONLY OPENLY GAY MALE PROFSNAL FOOTBALLER BRA
• FROM HARRY KANE TO PRCE WILLIAM, 17-YEAR-OLD GAY SOCCER PLAYER JAKE DANIELS AWASH SUPPORT
• 17-YEAR-OLD JAKE DANIELS JT BEME THE FIRST GAY FOOTBALLER THE UK SCE 1990HIS BRAVERY G OUT HIGHLIGHTS THE ISSUE OF HOMOPHOBIA SPORT AND RAIS THE QUTN: WHY ARE THERE NOT MORE GAY ATHLET?LIAM HUNTER-BAILEY·FOLLOWPUBLISHED AN INJTICE!·6 M READ·MAY 23, 2022--1SHAREJAKE DANIELS / PHOTO CRED (PILED BY THE THOR)ON MONDAY 16TH MAY 2022, 17-YEAR-OLD BRISH FOOTBALLER JAKE DANIELS ME OUT AS GAY DURG AN TERVIEW WH SKY NEWS.DURG THE TERVIEW, DANIELS SAID HE FELT LIKE NOW WAS THE RIGHT TIME TO DO AS HE WAS READY TO TELL PEOPLE HIS STORY AND HOPEFULLY SPIRE OTHER GAY SPORTSPEOPLE TO FOLLOW HIS FOOTSTEPS AND HAVE THE URAGE TO PUBLICLY BE WHO THEY ARE.DANIELS PLAYS FOR BLACKPOOL FC, WHICH IS PART OF THE ENGLISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE. HE STARTED WH THE CLUB’S YOUTH DIVISN 2021 AND WAS NAMED ‘YOUTH TEAM PLAYER OF THE SEASON 2020–21’, HAVG SRED 30 GOALS FOR THE UNR 18S.ON THE DAY OF HIS ANNOUNCEMENT, THE ENTIRE FOOTBALL MUNY ME OUT FORCE TO SEND HIM THEIR GOOD WISH.SPORTS STARS AND CELEBRI ALIKE TOOK TO TWTER TO WISH THE YOUNG FOOTBALLER THEIR BT, WH PEOPLE SUCH AS GARY LEKER, ELTON JOHN, PRCE WILLIAM AND THE DUCHS OF CAMBRIDGE, AND JüRGEN KLOPP ALL PUBLICLY PRAISG DANIELS.TWEETS OM VAR CELEBRI NGRATULATG JAKE DANIELS / SCREENSHOTS OF TWTER (PILED BY THE THOR)HOMOPHOBIA MEN’S FOOTBALL
• OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLER JAKE DANIELS, 18, MET ‘SOULMATE’ MARK, 46, AFTER HE SLID TO HIS DMS WHEN HE ME OUT
• THIS OUT GAY FOOTBALLER IS ABOUT TO MAKE HISTORY
• GAY FOOTBALLER JOSH CAVALLO WOULD BE ‘SRED’ TO PLAY AT WORLD CUP QATAR
• ENGLISH SOCCER PLAYER JAKE DANIELS SAYS HE IS GAY
• BLACKPOOL FOOTBALLER JAKE DANIELS BE FIRST ACTIVE OPENLY GAY PROFSNAL PLAYER BRA
• BLACKPOOL'S JAKE DANIELS BE UK'S FIRST ACTIVE OPENLY GAY MALE FOOTBALLER 32 YEARS

17-YEAR-OLD IS FIRST ACTIVE UK PROFSNAL FOOTBALLER TO E OUT AS GAY S

Jake Daniels, a 17-year-old forward for Blackpool FC England’s send tier, publicly me out as gay Monday a statement released by the club.

“I’ve known my whole life that I’m gay, and I now feel that I’m ready to e out and be myself. “To e out publicly as the first openly gay player men’s profsnal football the UK the last 30 years tak urage. Jake Daniels, 17, me out as gay on Monday.

The Blackpool FC forward is now the only openly gay, active profsnal soccer player the UK. Jake Daniels, a forward for England's Blackpool Football Club, me out as gay on Monday, beg the UK's only active profsnal soccer player and first to e out 30 years. "I've known my whole life that I'm gay, and I now feel that I'm ready to e out and be myself.

17-YEAR-OLD SOCCER PLAYER OUT, BEG THE UK'S ONLY OPENLY GAY PROFSNAL FOOTBALLER

Fashanu died 1998 aged year, the fensive end Carl Nassib me out as gay, beg the first openly gay man to actively play the NFL. The Blackpool forward Jake Daniels has end s of silence wh men’s football to bee the first player the UK to e out as gay sce Jt Fashanu 1990.

Photograph: Pl Dennis/TGS Photo/ShutterstockDaniels’s revelatn is a strikg landmark that when men’s football is more engaged wh social issu than any recent time, but still unable to ce progrs LGBTQ reprentatn wh the year Alai Uned’s Josh Cavallo beme the only male top-flight profsnal footballer the world to e out as gay, but others are yet to follow. In six months the men’s World Cup will be played Qatar, where homosexualy is illegal, and Cavallo revealed to the Guardian he would be “sred” to play at the tournament, the pnacle of world English football specifilly, the shadow of the talented and unfulfilled Fashanu still lgers over the game. The England ternatnal me out at the end of his reer and was to take his own life eight years later, Fashanu, Jt’s niece, who ns a charable foundatn his name, said that Daniels’s cisn would “e as a huge fort to the many footballers at all levels of the game still secretly livg as gay and who still feel unable to e out”.

When 17-year-old Jake Daniels beme the first pro soccer player England to e out as gay 32 years last week, the support he received om the soccer tablishment showed there is a high level of acceptance.

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

Note that Maxwell said he “shared a drsg room wh him, ” sce the alleged fear of sharg a shower together wh a gay player has been a talkg pot about athlet g out forever. Jake Daniels: 17-year-old footballer out as gay.

His bravery g out highlights the issue of homophobia sport and rais the qutn: why are there not more gay athlet? Jake Daniels / Photo cred (piled by the thor)On Monday 16th May 2022, 17-year-old Brish footballer Jake Daniels me out as gay durg an terview wh Sky the terview, Daniels said he felt like now was the right time to do as he was ready to tell people his story and hopefully spire other gay sportspeople to follow his footsteps and have the urage to publicly be who they are. He started wh the club’s youth divisn 2021 and was named ‘Youth Team Player of the Season 2020–21’, havg sred 30 goals for the unr the day of his announcement, the entire football muny me out force to send him their good stars and celebri alike took to Twter to wish the young footballer their bt, wh people such as Gary Leker, Elton John, Prce William and the Duchs of Cambridge, and Jürgen Klopp all publicly praisg om var celebri ngratulatg Jake Daniels / Screenshots of Twter (piled by the thor)Homophobia men’s footballJake's bravery has once aga brought up the subject of homophobia football and has started a bate on whether or not male football is beg a more clive place the UK.

JAKE DANIELS: BLACKPOOL FOOTBALLER, 17, OUT, BEG ONLY OPENLY GAY MALE PROFSNAL FOOTBALLER BRA

Acrdg to a survey nducted on behalf of Gay Tim magaze, only 55% of football fans wanted their team to crease s support for LGBTQ+ rights for players and 33% said they believe LGBTQ+ fans weren’t ma to feel wele and accepted at match. Openly gay footballer Jake Daniels, 18, met ‘soulmate’ Mark, 46, after he slid to his DMs when he me out.

Jake Daniels ‘uld not be more happy’ after g out as gay last year (Picture: @BlackpoolFC)Blackpool FC star Jake Daniels has opened up on how he met his ‘soulmate’ the days after he publicly me out as gay. The footballer, 18, last year beme the first player the top four men’s divisns to e out as gay 32 years, sce Jt Fashanu 1990. The young star had battled ncerns about g out, worryg would affect his future transfer chanc and admtg he wouldn’t have felt ‘safe’ playg last year’s World Cup, where homosexualy is crimalised.

FROM HARRY KANE TO PRCE WILLIAM, 17-YEAR-OLD GAY SOCCER PLAYER JAKE DANIELS AWASH SUPPORT

He knew he was gay om a young age, he add, but told nobody as he was aaid his iends would treat him differently.

In a msage to his mother and sister, the first people he told he was gay, he wrote that nobody else uld know yet ‘bee of the job I’m .

In his ndid terview wh Sky Sports last year, he said he was ‘probably five or six years old when I knew I was gay. MORE: Jake Daniels offers help to Premier League footballers nsirg g out as gay.

17-YEAR-OLD JAKE DANIELS JT BEME THE FIRST GAY FOOTBALLER THE UK SCE 1990HIS BRAVERY G OUT HIGHLIGHTS THE ISSUE OF HOMOPHOBIA SPORT AND RAIS THE QUTN: WHY ARE THERE NOT MORE GAY ATHLET?LIAM HUNTER-BAILEY·FOLLOWPUBLISHED AN INJTICE!·6 M READ·MAY 23, 2022--1SHAREJAKE DANIELS / PHOTO CRED (PILED BY THE THOR)ON MONDAY 16TH MAY 2022, 17-YEAR-OLD BRISH FOOTBALLER JAKE DANIELS ME OUT AS GAY DURG AN TERVIEW WH SKY NEWS.DURG THE TERVIEW, DANIELS SAID HE FELT LIKE NOW WAS THE RIGHT TIME TO DO AS HE WAS READY TO TELL PEOPLE HIS STORY AND HOPEFULLY SPIRE OTHER GAY SPORTSPEOPLE TO FOLLOW HIS FOOTSTEPS AND HAVE THE URAGE TO PUBLICLY BE WHO THEY ARE.DANIELS PLAYS FOR BLACKPOOL FC, WHICH IS PART OF THE ENGLISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE. HE STARTED WH THE CLUB’S YOUTH DIVISN 2021 AND WAS NAMED ‘YOUTH TEAM PLAYER OF THE SEASON 2020–21’, HAVG SRED 30 GOALS FOR THE UNR 18S.ON THE DAY OF HIS ANNOUNCEMENT, THE ENTIRE FOOTBALL MUNY ME OUT FORCE TO SEND HIM THEIR GOOD WISH.SPORTS STARS AND CELEBRI ALIKE TOOK TO TWTER TO WISH THE YOUNG FOOTBALLER THEIR BT, WH PEOPLE SUCH AS GARY LEKER, ELTON JOHN, PRCE WILLIAM AND THE DUCHS OF CAMBRIDGE, AND JüRGEN KLOPP ALL PUBLICLY PRAISG DANIELS.TWEETS OM VAR CELEBRI NGRATULATG JAKE DANIELS / SCREENSHOTS OF TWTER (PILED BY THE THOR)HOMOPHOBIA MEN’S FOOTBALL

MORE: Jake Daniels me out as gay after watchg Tom Daley’s alternative Christmas speech: ‘I watched that msage over and over’. A 17-year-old is about to make history as an out gay footballer.

OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLER JAKE DANIELS, 18, MET ‘SOULMATE’ MARK, 46, AFTER HE SLID TO HIS DMS WHEN HE ME OUT

My-Kg Johnson, om Arizona, will bee the first openly gay scholarship player big-time llege football history. But beg openly gay sport isn’t news to him – havg e out at the age of 12. A recent report found that far fewer lbian, gay and bi kids play sport than their straight unterparts.

THIS OUT GAY FOOTBALLER IS ABOUT TO MAKE HISTORY

The world’s only openly gay top‑flight men’s footballer says he would be “sred” to play at the World Cup tournament Qatar next year bee of the emirate’s harsh ban on homosexualy and legal penalti rangg om floggg to lengthy prison terms and Cavallo, 21, who plays for Alai Uned Atralia’s A-League, received a wave of support om football fans and current and former players last month after openg up about his sexualy a vio posted to the club’s social media feeds.

”The announcement ma Cavallo the only out gay player men’s profsnal football, his isolatn stark a sport whose admistrators have lnched high-profile public mpaigns recent years embracg LGBT fans and only a handful of male players have ever e out, ntrast to the women’s game, which has easily blown past the same barrier: more than 40 lbian or bisexual players took part the 2019 women’s World Cup France, acrdg to Fifa. Crics have raised the fact that Fifa ntu to award World Cups to untri such as Rsia – where homophobia has been lled a “state‑sponsored” project – and Qatar, where same-sex acts are illegal, as evince of the erng body’s patchy mment to if holdg the tournament a untry wh strict penalti for homosexualy sent the wrong msage to gay footballers and fans, Cavallo, who has played for Atralia’s unr-20s ternatnal si, told the Guardian’s daily news podst that he would be aaid for his safety if asked to participate the 2022 Qatar World Cup.

'I'm a footballer and I'm gay': A-League player Josh Cavallo talks about his sexualy – vio“I read somethg along the l of that [they] give the ath penalty for gay people Qatar, so ’s somethg I’m very sred [of] and wouldn’t really want to go to Qatar for that, ” he said. At the end of the day the World Cup is Qatar and one of the greatt achievements as a profsnal footballer is to play for your untry, and to know that this is a untry that don’t support gay people and puts at risk of our own life, that do sre me and mak me re-evaluate – is my life more important than dog somethg really good my reer?

GAY FOOTBALLER JOSH CAVALLO WOULD BE ‘SRED’ TO PLAY AT WORLD CUP QATAR

”Homosexual acts are banned unr several Qatari laws wh penalti rangg om at least a year to a prison.

Mlims the untry n be subject to Sharia law that bans any sexual activy outsi marriage wh punishments rangg up to the ath penalty, meang homosexual acts n technilly rult executn, though several human rights reports have said there is no evince any gay people have been executed for the offence. ”Along wh the appallg ndns for migrant workers buildg the astcture for the tournament, the prospect of gay fans or players beg arrted Qatar has dogged Fifa sce the emirate was announced as host of the tournament 2010.

ENGLISH SOCCER PLAYER JAKE DANIELS SAYS HE IS GAY

The anisatn’s then print, Sepp Blatter, fuelled the ntroversy the same year when he was asked if he had any advice for gay people who wanted to travel to the Gulf state for the petn.

But they walk a fe le between acmodatg what are now mastream attus towards gay people much of the world and the untry’s own nservative relig the tournament has approached, Qatari officials have sought to reassure LGBT fans that they will be wele the untry and n exprs themselv – wh lims. ”Prsed at the time over how Qataris would react to a gay uple holdg hands, Khater said they would be treated the same as a heterosexual uple. LONDON — English soccer player Jake Daniels said he is gay on Monday a trailblazg moment for the European men’s 17-year-old forward ma the announcement at the end of his first season as a profsnal player wh send divisn club Blackpool.

I’ve known my whole life that I’m gay, and I now feel that I’m ready to e out and be myself.

BLACKPOOL FOOTBALLER JAKE DANIELS BE FIRST ACTIVE OPENLY GAY PROFSNAL PLAYER BRA

”While women’s soccer featur many proment LGBTQ players, the men’s profsnal game lacks players who are publicly gay. Daniels said he was spired by Josh Cavallo of Atralian team Alai Uned, who is the only openly gay man currently playg a top divisn world soccer followg the 22-year-old midfielr’s announcement October. ”The only openly gay man to have played English soccer’s profsnal leagu was Jt Fashanu, who was not active at a high level when he ma the announcement 1990.

BLACKPOOL'S JAKE DANIELS BE UK'S FIRST ACTIVE OPENLY GAY MALE FOOTBALLER 32 YEARS

The Jt Fashanu Foundatn lls him the “world’s first openly gay profsnal footballer. ”Soccer England is still alg wh tryg to eradite homophobic chants at some gam. ”It is a rary team sports for men to announce they are Wal pta Gareth Thomas was the first active gby profsnal to e out 2009, two years before he retired, and has bee a source of spiratn across first active NFL player to e out as gay was Carl Nassib  2021 while he was at the Las Vegas Rairs.

The fensive end was released by the team first openly gay player the NBA was Jason Colls while playg for the Brooklyn Nets of the most proment gay athlet Bra is Olympic divg champn Tom Daley who spired former England soccer pta Casey Stoney to e out 2014.