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• JAKE DANIELS: ENGLAND'S ONLY OPENLY GAY ACTIVE FOOTBALLER REVEALS TOM DALEY SPIRED HIM TO E OUT
• JAKE DANIELS: ENGLAND'S ONLY OPENLY GAY ACTIVE FOOTBALLER REVEALS TOM DALEY SPIRED HIM TO E OUT
• PATRICK BAMFORD SAYS 'NOTHG SHOULD CHANGE' IF A PLAYER OUT AS GAY
• 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’
• 'FORMER 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
• EX-ENGLAND AND PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALLER ULD E OUT AS GAY NEW TV DOCUMENTARY
• GAY FOOTBALLER JOSH CAVALLO SAYS HE WOULD BE ‘SRED’ TO PLAY AT THE 2022 WORLD CUP QATAR

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

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. Talkg heads clu Leeds Uned striker, Patrick Bamford; former Premier League manager Ian Holloway; Bra’s hight ranked openly gay footballer for Thetford F. 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.

England's only out gay active profsnal footballer Jake Daniels has revealed that Olympic divg champn Tom Daley spired him to e out. 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'".

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

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

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

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

"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. Patrick Bamford says 'NOTHING should change' if a player out as wand sists Leeds drsg room WOULD support anyone who went public wh their sexualy as the striker speaks out new documentaryChannel 4 are releasg a new documentary entled 'Football's Comg Out'Patrick Bamford, Ian Holloway and Joleon Ltt are among the doc's speakers Leeds' Bamford believ the drsg room would support an openly-gay player Holloway add that he would 'get rid' if a player reacted negatively to the news Published: 00:01 BST, 25 January 2022 | Updated: 01:12 BST, 25 January 2022.

Leeds Uned striker Patrick Bamford believ an openly gay Premier League player would be embraced the drsg room - but says there is still work to do eraditg homophobic abe om the crowd.

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

Bamford, 28, spoke Channel 4's 'Football's Comg Out' documentary, released on Tuday, which he said that 'nothg should change' a drsg room if a team-mate cid to e out as prent there remas no openly gay players active the Premier League. Leeds Uned footballer Patrick Bamford has spoken a new documentary for Channel 4 Bamford believ Leeds' drsg room would be totally supportive if a player me out as gaySharg his thoughts on how a player might go about the procs of g out as LGBTQ+ and how he and fellow players his team might react, Bamford said: 'I would image that if someone were to e out as gay, a player would go to the pta and nfi the pta. ' Earlier this month Daniel Hutchgs, an analyst at League Two si Stevenage, me out but there are no openly gay players the Premier League or the Football League, and the only openly gay player any top-flight divisn the world is Alai Uned's Josh Cavallo.

Cavallo recently took to his Instagram page to nmn homophobic crowd abe he received durg an A-League match agast Melbourne Victory earlier this month. Bamford nced that any player the upper echelons of English football that is nsirg g out as gay will likely worry most about reactn om fans, rather than team-mat or ach. Daniel Hutchgs, a first-team analyst at League Two club Stevenage, has spoken about the difficulti of beg openly gay and workg profsnal football In a Twter post, Hutchgs me out as gay and then spoke about the lack of progrs on the issue wh the game wh barely any footballers havg the urage to reveal they are gayThe Leeds striker add: 'If they are a footballer playg at a stadium, that's probably what they are most worried about.

' Matt Morton, player-manager for Eastern Counti League Premier Divisn si Thetford Town and who speaks the upg documentary, is the hight-ranked openly gay player England. 'There are 100 per cent gay men ele football this untry, ' Morton said.

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

The mory are the racists, are the homophob and the sexists. ' Former Premier League manager Ian Holloway, pictured the documentary, said he would 'get rid' of any player that reacted negatively to a team-mate g out as gay Openly gay footballer Josh Cavallo lled out homophobic abe that was directed at him Cavallo took to Instagram and lled out crowd abe after a draw wh Melbourne VictoryFormer Manchter Cy, Everton and England fenr Joleon Ltt speaks out the documentary, as do ex-Premier League manager Ian Holloway, who feels football remas homophobic. Ltt feels the perceptn towards gay players 'has changed' and he says the drsg room would be the most supportive place should a player elect to e out as gay.

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

'FORMER ENGLAND AND PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALLER ULD E OUT AS GAY NEW TV DOCUMENTARY'

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

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.

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

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?

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

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. Gay footballers and fans hope to w eventually.

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.

“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.

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

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”.