Here are eight out and PROUD male gay footballers

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• GAY FOOTBALLERS ADVISED AGAST G OUT AS ’S NOT THEIR ‘FANCIAL TERTS’, AGENT CLAIMS
• JAKE DANIELS: ENGLAND'S ONLY OPENLY GAY ACTIVE FOOTBALLER REVEALS TOM DALEY SPIRED HIM TO E OUT
• CHANNEL 4 DOCUMENTARY EXPLOR THE ROADMAP TO COMG OUT PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALLCREATIVEADD TO COLLECTIONSHARE 0PRODUCED BY BULLN PRODUCTNS, 'FOOTBALL'S COMG OUT' FEATUR STARS CLUDG PATRICK BAMFORD, IAN HOLLOWAY AND MATT MORTONROADMAP TO G OUT AS GAY OR BISEXUAL PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALL EXPLORED NEW DIGAL DOCUMENTARY FOOTBALL’S COMG OUT WILL PREMIERE ON ALL 4 AND CHANNEL 4’S YOUTUBE ACUNT LATER JANUARYIN A BRAND-NEW DIGAL DOCUMENTARY, CHANNEL 4 ASKS WHY, ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST POPULAR SPORT, THERE ARE STILL SUCH BARRIERS TO TOP FOOTBALLERS BEG OPENLY GAY OR BISEXUAL. FOOTBALL’S COMG OUT VTIGAT THE CHALLENG THAT A PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALL PLAYER MIGHT EXPERIENCE IF THEY CHOSE TO PUBLICLY E OUT.PRODUCED BY BULLN PRODUCTNS, THIS 1X60’ TAILED DOCUMENTARY WILL NOT ONLY EXPLORE WHAT THE ROADMAP TO G OUT MIGHT LOOK LIKE, BUT HOW FELLOW PLAYERS, FANS, PRS, SOCIAL MEDIA AND FANCIAL DONORS MIGHT REACT TO THE NEWS, THE PRSUR THEY MIGHT FACE, ALL WHILST REVIEWG WHAT HAS PREVLY HAPPENED THROUGH HISTORIL SE STUDI AND ARCHIVE FOOTAGE.ACROSS THE SERI, VIEWERS WILL HEAR OM AN ARRAY OF PROLIFIC VOIC OM THE WORLD OF FOOTBALL AS THEY DISCS WHAT THE EXPERIENCE FOR AN LGBTQ+ PLAYER MIGHT LOOK LIKE. TALKG HEADS CLU LEEDS UNED STRIKER, PATRICK BAMFORD; FORMER PREMIER LEAGUE MANAGER IAN HOLLOWAY; BRA’S HIGHT-RANKED OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLER FOR THETFORD F.C., MATT MORTON; EX-PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALLER, JOLEON LTT; AMAL FASHANU, NIECE OF JT FASHANU AND FOUNR OF THE JT FASHANU FOUNDATN; LEE CLAYTON, HEAD OF TALKSPORT; FOOTBALL AGENT GEIE HODGE AND JON SMH, SUPER-AGENT AND AGENT TO MARADONA, AMONGST MANY OTHERS.THOMAS PULLEN, DIGAL MISSNER SAID: “THIS IMPORTANT AND PELLG DOCUMENTARY HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR THE MAKG AND ’S GREAT THAT WE ARE FALLY ABLE TO BRG TO OUR DIENC ON ALL 4 AND CHANNEL 4’S YOUTUBE CHANNEL. IN THE DOC, WE HAVE SPOKEN TO A SERI OF CREDIBLY BOLD FIGUR OM THE FOOTBALL DTRY WHO HAVE ALL BEEN OPEN AND WILLG TO NTRIBUTE TO THIS MUCH NEED AND CCIAL NVERSATN ON LGBTQ+ REPRENTATN ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR SPORTS THE WORLD. I SCERELY HOPE THAT THIS DOCUMENTARY N BE A SPRGBOARD FOR MORE NVERSATN AROUND A SUBJECT THAT IS STILL EMED TABOO BY MANY AND BY WATCHG THIS DOCUMENTARY, LGBTQ+ PLAYERS CURRENT AND FUTURE N FEEL ENURAGED TO BE THEIR MOST THENTIC SELV THE SPORT THEY LOVE." FOOTBALL’S COMG OUT IS NOW AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON ALL 4 AND CHANNEL 4’S YOUTUBE.VIOFOOTBALL'S COMG OUT TRAILERCREDITS
• FOOTBALL’S COMG OUT DOCUMENTARY OFFERS DISTURBG SIGHT TO WHY ‘GAY MEN JT DON’T FEEL FORTABLE’
• EX-ENGLAND AND PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALLER ULD E OUT AS GAY NEW TV DOCUMENTARY
• EX-ENGLAND AND PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALLER ULD E OUT AS GAY NEW TV DOCUMENTARY
• NFL PROUDLY CLAR 'FOOTBALL IS GAY' NEW VIO
• TOM DALEY’S PLEA TO GAY FOOTBALLERS ALTERNATIVE CHRISTMAS MSAGE
• ‘FOOTBALL IS GAY’: NFL RELEAS BIZARRE VIO AFTER PLAYER’S G OUT
• PATRICK BAMFORD SAYS 'NOTHG SHOULD CHANGE' IF A PLAYER OUT AS GAY
• HERE ARE EIGHT OUT AND PROUD MALE GAY FOOTBALLERS

GAY FOOTBALLERS ADVISED AGAST G OUT AS ’S NOT THEIR ‘FANCIAL TERTS’, AGENT CLAIMS

The programme will clu a variety of high-profile stars cludg Leeds Uned striker Patrick Bamford; former Premier League manager Ian Holloway; and Matt Morton, Bra’s hight-ranked openly gay footballer for Thetford FC. There will be mentary om Leeds Uned striker Patrick Bamford, former Premier League manager Ian Holloway, and Bra’s hight-ranked openly gay footballer for Thetford F. Former Premier League football manager Ian Holloway has said that while he would be “proud” if a gay player me out to him, football is whout a doubt “homophobic”.

“Beg btally hont, yeah, I do believe football is homophobic, ” he says the film. Jt Fashanu was Bra’s first, and only, active profsnal footballer to e out as gay 1990. Ls than eight years later, after years of beg hound and harassed by the homophobic prs, he died by suici.

JAKE DANIELS: ENGLAND'S ONLY OPENLY GAY ACTIVE FOOTBALLER REVEALS TOM DALEY SPIRED HIM TO E OUT

Thetford Town FC player and manager Matt Morton, Bra’s current hight ranked out gay footballer, says the documentary: “There are 100 per cent gay men ele football this untry. “There were a lot more gay jok and was viewed a more negative light. You n never say never, you jt don’t know, but I thk the perceptn of gay mal has changed.

Smh also suggted that has been monplace over the years for agents to advise gay football players agast g out publicly.

CHANNEL 4 DOCUMENTARY EXPLOR THE ROADMAP TO COMG OUT PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALLCREATIVEADD TO COLLECTIONSHARE 0PRODUCED BY BULLN PRODUCTNS, 'FOOTBALL'S COMG OUT' FEATUR STARS CLUDG PATRICK BAMFORD, IAN HOLLOWAY AND MATT MORTONROADMAP TO G OUT AS GAY OR BISEXUAL PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALL EXPLORED NEW DIGAL DOCUMENTARY FOOTBALL’S COMG OUT WILL PREMIERE ON ALL 4 AND CHANNEL 4’S YOUTUBE ACUNT LATER JANUARYIN A BRAND-NEW DIGAL DOCUMENTARY, CHANNEL 4 ASKS WHY, ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST POPULAR SPORT, THERE ARE STILL SUCH BARRIERS TO TOP FOOTBALLERS BEG OPENLY GAY OR BISEXUAL. FOOTBALL’S COMG OUT VTIGAT THE CHALLENG THAT A PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALL PLAYER MIGHT EXPERIENCE IF THEY CHOSE TO PUBLICLY E OUT.PRODUCED BY BULLN PRODUCTNS, THIS 1X60’ TAILED DOCUMENTARY WILL NOT ONLY EXPLORE WHAT THE ROADMAP TO G OUT MIGHT LOOK LIKE, BUT HOW FELLOW PLAYERS, FANS, PRS, SOCIAL MEDIA AND FANCIAL DONORS MIGHT REACT TO THE NEWS, THE PRSUR THEY MIGHT FACE, ALL WHILST REVIEWG WHAT HAS PREVLY HAPPENED THROUGH HISTORIL SE STUDI AND ARCHIVE FOOTAGE.ACROSS THE SERI, VIEWERS WILL HEAR OM AN ARRAY OF PROLIFIC VOIC OM THE WORLD OF FOOTBALL AS THEY DISCS WHAT THE EXPERIENCE FOR AN LGBTQ+ PLAYER MIGHT LOOK LIKE. TALKG HEADS CLU LEEDS UNED STRIKER, PATRICK BAMFORD; FORMER PREMIER LEAGUE MANAGER IAN HOLLOWAY; BRA’S HIGHT-RANKED OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLER FOR THETFORD F.C., MATT MORTON; EX-PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALLER, JOLEON LTT; AMAL FASHANU, NIECE OF JT FASHANU AND FOUNR OF THE JT FASHANU FOUNDATN; LEE CLAYTON, HEAD OF TALKSPORT; FOOTBALL AGENT GEIE HODGE AND JON SMH, SUPER-AGENT AND AGENT TO MARADONA, AMONGST MANY OTHERS.THOMAS PULLEN, DIGAL MISSNER SAID: “THIS IMPORTANT AND PELLG DOCUMENTARY HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR THE MAKG AND ’S GREAT THAT WE ARE FALLY ABLE TO BRG TO OUR DIENC ON ALL 4 AND CHANNEL 4’S YOUTUBE CHANNEL. IN THE DOC, WE HAVE SPOKEN TO A SERI OF CREDIBLY BOLD FIGUR OM THE FOOTBALL DTRY WHO HAVE ALL BEEN OPEN AND WILLG TO NTRIBUTE TO THIS MUCH NEED AND CCIAL NVERSATN ON LGBTQ+ REPRENTATN ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR SPORTS THE WORLD. I SCERELY HOPE THAT THIS DOCUMENTARY N BE A SPRGBOARD FOR MORE NVERSATN AROUND A SUBJECT THAT IS STILL EMED TABOO BY MANY AND BY WATCHG THIS DOCUMENTARY, LGBTQ+ PLAYERS CURRENT AND FUTURE N FEEL ENURAGED TO BE THEIR MOST THENTIC SELV THE SPORT THEY LOVE." FOOTBALL’S COMG OUT IS NOW AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON ALL 4 AND CHANNEL 4’S YOUTUBE.VIOFOOTBALL'S COMG OUT TRAILERCREDITS

“Would an agent nsir to be a negative stance a negotiatn to adm his player was gay?

FOOTBALL’S COMG OUT DOCUMENTARY OFFERS DISTURBG SIGHT TO WHY ‘GAY MEN JT DON’T FEEL FORTABLE’

Gay football players may be sred of backlash om fans as well as players. Talkg heads clu Leeds Uned striker, Patrick Bamford; former Premier League manager Ian Holloway; Bra’s hight ranked openly gay footballer for Thetford F. England's only out gay active profsnal footballer Jake Daniels has revealed that Olympic divg champn Tom Daley spired him to e out.

EX-ENGLAND AND PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALLER ULD E OUT AS GAY NEW TV DOCUMENTARY

Seventeen-year-old Blackpool forward Daniels, who publicly me out May, ma the cisn to open up about his sexualy after watchg Daley's Alternative Christmas Msage on Channel 4 last, one of the UK's most famo gay athlet, said if he had one wish for Christmas would be that "one player steps forward and says, 'I am gay'".

Blackpool's Jake Daniels out as gayDaniels watched the clip "over and over aga" before takg the cisn to heed Daley's advice and now says is "one of the bt thgs I've ever done my life".

EX-ENGLAND AND PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALLER ULD E OUT AS GAY NEW TV DOCUMENTARY

"In football, beg gay is a taboo - even now, " Daniels said Channel 4's Out and Proud documentary.

NFL PROUDLY CLAR 'FOOTBALL IS GAY' NEW VIO

I kept my head down when I heard homophobic banter the drsg room and slowly started gettg to me.

"He spoke about homophobia sport and how amazg would be, what a difference would make if one brave player me out as gay. Daniels is the only openly gay profsnal footballer England.

There are few openly gay footballers playg profsnally the English men's game and none the top flight.

TOM DALEY’S PLEA TO GAY FOOTBALLERS ALTERNATIVE CHRISTMAS MSAGE

At 18, Gee Ward left the Gypsy muny after g out as gay.

Roadmap to g out as gay or bisexual Premier League Football explored new digal documentary Football’s Comg Out will premiere on All 4 and Channel 4’s YouTube acunt later JanuaryIn a brand-new digal documentary, Channel 4 asks why, one of the world’s most popular sport, there are still such barriers to top footballers beg openly gay or bisexual.

Talkg heads clu Leeds Uned striker, Patrick Bamford; former Premier League manager Ian Holloway; Bra’s hight-ranked openly gay footballer for Thetford F. As the Football Associatn lnch s strategy to bat homophobia, David Fuller asks why there is still so much ristance to gay footballers the profsnal game.

‘FOOTBALL IS GAY’: NFL RELEAS BIZARRE VIO AFTER PLAYER’S G OUT

Stonewall FC are probably the world’s bt gay football team – and they are on the ont le of the battle agast homophobia football. But for many mpaigners, homophobia football is a much bigger problem – and a fight that has barely begun.

However, as the Football Associatn lnch s strategy to tackle homophobia the wir game, Stonewall FC see their story as proof that attus n change. Anti-homophobia strategy. In the past the FA has been acced of not takg homophobia serly enough.

Gay rights activist Peter Tatchell has been workg wh the FA for 10 years, and says the associatn has not e up wh enough ncrete proposals to unter homophobia. It says has all the ma gay rights groups fully behd s proposals. So are we any nearer to seeg gay footballers e out?

PATRICK BAMFORD SAYS 'NOTHG SHOULD CHANGE' IF A PLAYER OUT AS GAY

Publicist Max Clifford says he knows some gay footballers – and he would advise them to stay the closet. As a warng, gay players have the utnary tale of the first “out” gay footballer, Jt Fashanu, who was bullied over his sexualy and later killed himself.

HERE ARE EIGHT OUT AND PROUD MALE GAY FOOTBALLERS

Gay footballers and fans hope to w eventually. “If you said you had somebody say they don’t believe somebody is gay at ele level, I’d love a nversatn bee I’d thk they were sane.

There are 100 per cent gay men ele football this untry, whout a shadow of a doubt. I was fortunate enough to be shown an advanced screeng and ’s well worth watchg if you fd hard to fathom why there are still no openly gay profsnal footballers. There have been aggrsive attempts to out players, an FA chairman sayg he is ashamed gay players do not feel fortable g out then later scribg as a “life choice”.

But there have also been other bat and discsns, and perhaps the hard homophobic shell of football is slowly crackg. In 2017, Ryan Atk beme the first Football League referee to e out as gay. Last October, Atralian Josh Cavallo beme the first openly gay profsnal male footballer the world.