Champnship teenager ready to e out as gay and "break stigma" football next week - Mirror Onle

Contents:

• GAY CHAMPNSHIP FOOTBALLER SET TO E OUT TO 'BREAK THE STIGMA'
• CHAMPNSHIP FOOTBALLER 'TO COME OUT AS GAY IN TV INTERVIEW NEXT WEEK'
• GAY FOOTBALLER JOSH CAVALLO SAYS HE WOULD BE ‘SRED’ TO PLAY AT THE 2022 WORLD CUP QATAR
• JOSH CAVALLO BE ONE OF THE FEW PROFSNAL MEN'S FOOTBALLERS TO E OUT AS GAY
• KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY
• CHAMPNSHIP TEENAGER READY TO E OUT AS GAY AND "BREAK STIGMA" FOOTBALL NEXT WEEK
• GAY TEENAGE CHAMPNSHIP STAR SET TO E OUT TV TERVIEW
• THE GAY FOOTBALLER: WHY FANS WANTED A UK PLAYER TO E OUT
• JAKE DANIELS BE FIRST UK MALE FOOTBALLER TO E OUT AS GAY SCE 1990
• CHAMPNSHIP FOOTBALLER TO BEE ONLY CURRENT OPENLY GAY MALE FOOTBALLER BRA WH ANNOUNCEMENT TV TERVIEW NEXT WEEK: REPORTS
• BRAVE TEEN FOOTBALLER AT CHAMPNSHIP CLUB IS GOG TO E OUT AS GAY NEXT WEEK
• BRAVE TEEN FOOTBALLER AT CHAMPNSHIP CLUB IS GOG TO E OUT AS GAY NEXT WEEK
• JAKE DANIELS: BLACKPOOL FORWARD BE UK'S FIRST ACTIVE MALE PROFSNAL FOOTBALLER TO E OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY

GAY CHAMPNSHIP FOOTBALLER SET TO E OUT TO 'BREAK THE STIGMA'

A teenage footballer uld bee the first current male profsnal Bra to e out publicly as gay this week.

”The Champnship’s regular season nclud a week ago, although the play-offs rema is extremely rare worldwi for a profsnal male player to e out publicly, wh Josh Cavallo, of Atralia’s Alai Uned, beg the only openly gay top-flight men’s footballer the world when he did so lik of former Aston Villa star Thomas Hzlsperger and ex-Hull Cy youth player Thomas Beattie waed until their reers were over before revealg their sexualy.

CHAMPNSHIP FOOTBALLER 'TO COME OUT AS GAY IN TV INTERVIEW NEXT WEEK'

Fashanu’s niece Amal – who ns the Jt Fashanu Foundatn, fightg homophobia and racism football — said: “This is very enuragg news and shows the posive steps that have been taken society and football. A teenage footballer has reportedly told his Champnship club that he is gog to e out as gay next player plans to make the announcement a televised terview orr to 'break to stigma' around gay players men's profsnal football, acrdg to The player is set to bee the only openly gay profsnal male footballer Bra.

GAY FOOTBALLER JOSH CAVALLO SAYS HE WOULD BE ‘SRED’ TO PLAY AT THE 2022 WORLD CUP QATAR

Sourc claim the player is 'very relaxed' about his sexualy and he is said have received the full backg of teammat and officials at his Champnship Cavallo (left) is currently the only openly gay profsnal footballer the world (Image: PA)"The player told club officials and his manager about this a few weeks ago and his fay already knew, " the source told The Sun. "The last profsnal Brish player to e out was Jt Fashanu 1990 (Image: PA)There is currently only one openly gay profsnal footballer world football - 22-year-old Josh Cavallo, of Atralia's Alai last male profsnal Brish footballer to e out as gay was Jt Fashanu, who publicly announced his sexualy tragilly took his own life eight years players to have played England, cludg former Aston Villa midfielr Thomas Hzlsperger and ex-Hull Cy youth team player Thomas Beattie, have e out as gay sce retirg om the sport.

Patrice Evra believ there are at least two gay players at every football club (Image: PA)Amal Fashanu, who ns the Jt Fashanu Foundatn named after her uncle, told The Sun: "This is very enuragg news and shows the posive steps that have been taken society and football. "But he said former teammat of his were aaid to e out bee of homophobic attus the drsg room.

"There are at least two players per club who are gay.

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

KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY

He me out as gay 2022.

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. He later me out as gay and has sce spoken out about the difficulti queer players face.

He me out as gay 2019. The South Ain footballer beme Ai's first out, gay male footballer when he me out 2015.

CHAMPNSHIP TEENAGER READY TO E OUT AS GAY AND "BREAK STIGMA" FOOTBALL NEXT WEEK

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.

GAY TEENAGE CHAMPNSHIP STAR SET TO E OUT TV TERVIEW

Later, he revealed he qu the sport as a rult of homophobia he faced when he me out. 'I'm a footballer and I'm gay:' Hear pro-player reveal he's gay.

After beg the only current, openly gay player men’s top-flight football last month, Josh Cavallo says a new terview wh the Guardian that he would be “sred” to play at the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar bee of the untry’s homosexualy laws. Cavallo, who plays for Alai Uned Atralia’s A-League, received wispread support om the football muny and beyond when he announced on social media that he is gay, cludg om Barcelona fenr Gerard Piqué, Atléti Madrid forward Antoe Griezmann and Liverpool midfielr Jordan Henrson. The 21-year-old has now voiced his ncerns about next year’s World Cup Qatar, where homosexualy is illegal and punishable by up to three years prison.

THE GAY FOOTBALLER: WHY FANS WANTED A UK PLAYER TO E OUT

“I read somethg along the l of giv a ath penalty for gay people Qatar. He add: “One of the greatt achievements as a profsnal footballer is to play for your untry and to know that [the World Cup] is a untry that don’t support gay people and puts at risk of our own life, that do sre me and that do me make re-evaluate. Acrdg to a report to state-sponsored homophobia by Lus Ramón Mendos of the human rights group ILGA World, Qatar “ns Sharia urts, where technilly is possible that Mlim men uld be put to ath for same-sex sexual behavurs.

“Not havg anyone to look up to and to see okay, they’re playg football and they’re gay and they’re havg a succsful reer – that is somethg that sred me and somethg that I was worried that if I was to potentially e out one day, would affect my reer a bad way? 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.

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

"I'm a footballer, and I'm gay, " said an emotnal Cavallo. 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. It's OK to be gay and to play football, " he said.

CHAMPNSHIP FOOTBALLER TO BEE ONLY CURRENT OPENLY GAY MALE FOOTBALLER BRA WH ANNOUNCEMENT TV TERVIEW NEXT WEEK: REPORTS

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. Kev Maxen has bee the first male ach a US men’s profsnal sports league to e out as gay.

BRAVE TEEN FOOTBALLER AT CHAMPNSHIP CLUB IS GOG TO E OUT AS GAY NEXT WEEK

Per Outsports, as of September 2022, there have only ever been 16 players NFL history to publicly e out as gay or bisexual.

BRAVE TEEN FOOTBALLER AT CHAMPNSHIP CLUB IS GOG TO E OUT AS GAY NEXT WEEK

Carl Nassib beme the first active NFL player league history to announce that he is gay 2021.

Per Outsports, Maxen is the “first publicly out male ach a major Amerin men’s pro sports league, ” wh WNBA ach Curt Miller, who publicly me out to the media as gay 2015, also a publicly out male ach an Amerin profsnal sports league.

It's claimed the player plans to make the announcement on TV to bee the only current openly gay male profsnal player Bra and has the full backg of the club and his teammatA teenage footballer om a Champnship club is reportedly gog to e out as gay next week and bee the only current openly homosexual male profsnal player Bra. " He will unfortunately be the mory wh a stigma attached to homosexualy football. There is jt one current male player world football who has e out as gay, Josh Cavallo, of Atralia's Alai Uned.

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

The player will jo Jt Fashanu, as one of the few English players to e out as gay after he revealed his sexualy 1990.

Amal Fashanu, the niece of Jt Fashanu ns the Jt Fashanu Foundatn, an anisatn that fights agast homophobia honour of her late uncle. Alai Uned's Josh Cavallo me out as gay October 2021.