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• JAKE DANIELS: BLACKPOOL FOOTBALLER OUT AS GAY
• JAKE DANIELS: WHY BLACKPOOL PLAYER’S CISN TO E OUT AS GAY MATTERS
• BLACKPOOL FC'S JAKE DANIELS OUT AS GAY: 'I’VE HATED LYG MY WHOLE LIFE'
• 17-YEAR-OLD IS FIRST ACTIVE UK PROFSNAL FOOTBALLER TO E OUT AS GAY S
• BLACKPOOL'S JAKE DANIELS BE FIRST OPENLY GAY PLAYER ENGLISH FOOTBALL SCE JT FASHANU
• PRO SOCCER PLAYER JAKE DANIELS OUT AS GAY
• WHO IS JAKE DANIELS? BLACKPOOL PLAYER OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY
• BLACKPOOL'S JAKE DANIELS OUT AS GAY, FOOTBALL MUNY UN SUPPORT
• JAKE DANIELS: WHY BLACKPOOL PLAYER’S CISN TO E OUT AS GAY MATTERS
• ‘VERY PROUD’: CAVALLO PRAIS RISG ENGLISH STAR FOR G OUT AS GAY
• JAKE DANIELS: BLACKPOOL FORWARD BE UK'S FIRST ACTIVE MALE PROFSNAL FOOTBALLER TO E OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY
• BLACKPOOL'S JAKE DANIELS BE UK'S FIRST ACTIVE OPENLY GAY MALE FOOTBALLER 32 YEARS
• JAKE DANIELS: BLACKPOOL FOOTBALLER, 17, OUT, BEG ONLY OPENLY GAY MALE PROFSNAL FOOTBALLER BRA

JAKE DANIELS: BLACKPOOL FOOTBALLER OUT AS GAY

Media ptn, WATCH: 'I am ready to be myself' - Jake DanielsJake Daniels is the first profsnal footballer the UK men's game for more than 30 years to e out as gay while still playg. "I've known my whole life that I'm gay, and I now feel that I'm ready to e out and be myself.

"Before Jake, Josh Cavallo - who plays for Alai Uned Atralia - was the only openly gay top-flight male profsnal footballer the world, havg e out last do 'g out' mean? Comg out of the closet, often shortened to g out, is when a person shar wh others that they are lbian, gay, bi and/or trans (LGBT) out is different for everyone and n take some time to get to a pot where someone feels fortable and nfint enough to tell other is this important? Only four male profsnal football players who have played the UK have shared that they were gay - Thomas Beattie, Jt Fashanu, Thomas Hzlsperger and Robbie Jake Daniels, only Jt Fashanu revealed he was gay whilst he was still playg football 1990.

JAKE DANIELS: WHY BLACKPOOL PLAYER’S CISN TO E OUT AS GAY MATTERS

The other three shared that they were gay after retirg om after g out Jt Fashanu suffered om homophobic bullyg and harassment before he died do LGBTQ+ stand for? LGBTQ+ stands for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer. The + is an clive symbol to mean 'and others' to clu people of all ptn, WATCH: Gay footballers talk about their experienc the game (June 2020)Thomas Beattie, who was a former youth player for English club Hull Cy, said that he felt that he uldn't announce that he was gay while still playg: "I lerally felt like I had to sacrifice one of the two: who I am, or the sport I loved, " he there are now chari and anisatns that mpaign to make football more clive and a safe place for the LGBTQ+ muny.

"To e out publicly as the first openly gay player men's profsnal football the UK the last 30 years tak urage. "'I want to be a role mol'Media ptn, What is homophobia?

Speakg about how g out will change his life Daniels said: "Of urse I am aware that there will be a reactn to this and some of will be homophobic, maybe a stadium and on social media. When 17-year-old Jake Daniels publicly me out as a gay on Monday, phon pged as the UK’s media raced to ph out news alerts. “I’ve known my whole life that I’m gay, and I now feel that I’m ready to e out and be myself, ” the English footballer said his statement.

BLACKPOOL FC'S JAKE DANIELS OUT AS GAY: 'I’VE HATED LYG MY WHOLE LIFE'

Until Monday, Alai Uned’s Josh Cavallo was the only current openly gay top-flight male profsnal footballer the world. Daniels is the first profsnal male player to e out as gay the UK the last 30 years, says the Brish LGBTQ advocy group Stonewall. Jt Fashanu was the first and, until now, only active male profsnal footballer the UK to speak publicly about beg a gay man.

It was only last month that a football fan was banned om watchg live football by a Brish urt for three years for shoutg homophobic abe at a Premier League match between Brighton and Hove Albn and Arsenal October 2021. Men’s profsnal football is still behd the women’s game – there were 40 openly gay, lbian and bisexual players at the 2019 Women’s World Cup – and other sports. Daniels, who said he had known he was gay sce the age of five or six, received support om his club and Stonewall before makg his statement and he will need that to ntue bee beg a trailblazer n be a heavy load to rry.

I am ready to be myself - DanielsBlackpool's Jake Daniels said his cisn to e out as the UK's only openly gay active male profsnal footballer would allow him to be "ee and nfint" Champnship club forward is the first profsnal the UK men's game for more than 30 years to e out while still playg. "Jt Fashanu was the last active men's profsnal footballer the UK to e out durg his playg reer, featurg for clubs England and Stland after announcg October 1990 that he was gay. Alai Uned player Josh Cavallo is the only current openly gay top-flight male profsnal footballer the world, havg e out last October.

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

"'I've been hidg who I am'Jake Daniels ma his Blackpool first-team but agast Peterborough on 7 MayDaniels said he had known he was gay sce the age of five or six and that his girliends school were "a massive ver-up" said: "In school people even ed to ask me: 'Are you sure you aren't gay?

BLACKPOOL'S JAKE DANIELS BE FIRST OPENLY GAY PLAYER ENGLISH FOOTBALL SCE JT FASHANU

"Of urse I am aware that there will be a reactn to this and some of will be homophobic, maybe a stadium and on social media, " Daniels add. External-lk "I've known my whole life that I'm gay, and I now feel that I'm ready to e out and be myself. "'Incredibly proud'Thomas Hzlsperger: The past seven years have been a fantastic journey (Febary 2021)Before Daniels' announcement, Fashanu was the only male footballer to have e out as gay while playg profsnally the UK.

Speakg on behalf of the foundatn set up memory of her uncle, who killed himself 1998, Amal Fashanu said there is still homophobia football and lled for to be treated wh "zero tolerance" add: "Jake's announcement will e as a huge fort to the many footballers at all levels of the game, om grass roots to the profsnal leagu, still secretly livg as gay and who still feel unable to e out. "There are a number of openly gay players women's football, and several men's players have e out once their playg reers were England ternatnal Casey Stoney said Daniels had shown "guts and urage" add: "Good for you for steppg out of the mould and for beg thentilly you. "Jt Fashanu: 30 years sce footballer me out (October 2020)Listen: Euro Leagu - Hzlsperger's 'fantastic' journey sce g out (Febary 2021)Jt Fashanu: Natnal Football Mm Hall of Fame ductn 'served' (Febary 2021)Former Aston Villa, Stuttgart, Wt Ham and Everton player Thomas Hzlsperger - who me out as gay 2013, shortly after retirg - ngratulated Daniels.

PRO SOCCER PLAYER JAKE DANIELS OUT AS GAY

Blackpool FC forward Jake Daniels me out as gay a msage posted onto the club’s webse on Monday.

(Mick Walker - CameraSport via Getty Imag)"I’ve known my whole life that I’m gay, and I now feel that I’m ready to e out and be myself, " the msage thanked those who supported him his cisn to e out as gay.

"Acrdg to Sky Sports, Daniels is the only active gay male soccer player Bra. "Jt Fashanu was the untry’s first openly gay male soccer player.

WHO IS JAKE DANIELS? BLACKPOOL PLAYER OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY

(Lewis Storey/Getty Imag)CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPDaniels said he knew he was gay at age 5 or 6. Ryan Gaydos is a senr edor for Fox News Digal.

BLACKPOOL'S JAKE DANIELS OUT AS GAY, FOOTBALL MUNY UN SUPPORT

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.

The 17-year-old has followed the footsteps of Josh Cavallo and Matt Morton revealg his orientatn publiclyBlackpool striker Jake Daniels has e out publicly as gay, beg the first player English football to do so sce Jt 17-year-old, who ma his senr but for the club earlier this month agast Peterborough Uned the Champnship, jos a rare band of profsnal sportsmen wh the men's game to intify as LGBTQ+. I’ve known my whole life that I’m gay, and I now feel that I’m ready to e out and be myself.

Jake Daniels, a soccer player for Blackpool FC, has e out publicly as gay, markg a tone for English soccer. Jt Fashanu was the last publicly out gay soccer player England to play at that level, three s ago. Blackpool's Jake Daniels, 17, has bee the UK's first gay male profsnal footballer to e out sce Jt Fashanu teenage striker hop that his cisn to go public about his sexualy will give others the nfince to be themselv.

JAKE DANIELS: WHY BLACKPOOL PLAYER’S CISN TO E OUT AS GAY MATTERS

English footballer Jake Daniels announced he is gay on Monday a trailblazg moment for the European men's 17-year-old forward is at the start of his reer playg wh send divisn club Blackpool, whose season has end. I’ve known my whole life that I’m gay, and I now feel that I’m ready to e out and be ’s a step to the unknown beg one of the first footballers this untry to reveal my sexualy, but I’ve been spired by Josh Cavallo, Matt Morton and athlet om other sports, like Tom Daley, to have the urage and termatn to drive change. The only other openly gay man currently playg a top divisn world football is Josh Cavallo of Atralian team Alai Uned.

The only openly gay man to have played English football's profsnal leagu was Jt Fashanu, who was not active at a high level when he ma the announcement 1990.

The Jt Fashanu Foundatn lls him the “world's first openly gay profsnal footballer. ”It is a rary world sports for men to announce they are Wal gby pta Gareth Thomas me out 2009, two years before he first active NFL player to e out as gay was Carl Nassib 2021 while he was at the Las Vegas Rairs.

‘VERY PROUD’: CAVALLO PRAIS RISG ENGLISH STAR FOR G OUT AS GAY

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Men’s profsnal football is still behd the women’s game — there were 40 openly gay, lbian and bisexual players at the 2019 Women’s World Cup — and other sports. London: English footballer Jake Daniels revealed 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, and said he had been spired to do so by Alai Uned’s Josh Cavallo, who last year beme the world’s first top-divisn male player to e out publicly. ”While women’s soccer featur many proment LGBTQ+ players, the men’s profsnal game lacks players who are publicly gay and has seemed to have even hostile attus locker the weekend, Paris Sat-Germa midfielr Idrissa Gueye was left out of the match-day squad for a game at Montpellier amid reports he refed to wear a team jersey wh a rabow-loured was part of a French league-wi mpaign agast homophobia and the Senegal ternatnal has a strong Mlim fah.

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

”Soccer England is still alg wh tryg to eradite homophobic chants at some gam.

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

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

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