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JOSH CAVALLO REVEALS WHY THE DATE HE ME OUT AS A GAY MALE FOOTBALLER IS SO SPECIAL

Proud gay profsnal footballer Josh Cavallo (pictured left) has revealed why he chose October 27 as the landmark day to announce to the world his sexualy. * gay footballer daily mail *

Profsnal footballer Josh Cavallo has opened up about the importance of the date he me out as the world's only openly gay male profsnal Alai Uned central midfielr and Young Socceroos player, 21, shared an emotnal vio to social media on October 27 speakg about his timg was not cintal - Cavallo wears the number 27 for the Alai Reds, and the 27th is his parents' weddg anniversary. Alai Uned star Josh Cavallo (pictured) me out as gay an emotnal vio posted on his club's official Twter page on October 27 On October 27, profsnal footballer Josh Cavallo proudly announced to the world he is gayThe reactn om that day has been monumental.

BLACKPOOL'S JAKE DANIELS, 17, IS FIRST ACTIVE MALE PRO FOOTBALLER ENGLAND TO E OUT AS GAY

Blackpool FC's Jake Daniels has e out as gay a televised terview today, beg Bra's only openly gay active profsnal player. * gay footballer daily mail *

Cavallo's announcement mak him the only known gay profsnal footballer currently playg the world At the age of 16, Cavallo, who played youth football wh Melbourne Victory and Melbourne Cy before makg his profsnal but wh Wtern Uned, knew he was has found the last six years to be exhstg at tim, and often nsired walkg away om the sport he lov. Cavallo said he was 'exhsted' om 'livg a double life' and is exced to show the world his te self Cavallo went on to tell head ach Carl Veart his news, before sharg his stat as a gay man to his playg group embraced and appld the youngster, which was a huge source of new-found stat as a gay idol has taken some gettg ed to but Cavallo is termed to embrace the life he kept hidn for so the pch, the driven footballer wants to one day tt himself abroad but for now he is happy to rve out a formidable reputatn the A-League, which kicks-off later this month. 'Growg up I always felt the need to hi myself bee I was ashamed - ashamed I would never be able to do what I love and be gay.

OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLER JOSH CAVALLO SAYS HE WAS 'NOT ENJOYG LIFE' PRETENDG TO BE STRAIGHT

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'It is astonishg to know that there are currently no gay profsnal footballers who are out and actively playg, not only Atralia but around the world.

STLAND'S ONLY OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLER ON BREAKG STEREOTYP AND HIS OWN LIBERATN

Blackpool FC's Jake Daniels has e out as gay a televised terview today, beg Bra's only active openly gay profsnal 17-year-old is only the send top-flight Brish football player to e out and he ma the move a bid to tackle the surge of homophobia the sport.

'I KNOW FOR A FACT THERE ARE GAY PLAYERS AT THE WORLD CUP': STLAND'S ONLY OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLER ZANR MURRAY LLS BAN ON ONELOVE ARMBANDS A 'DIRECT ATTACK' ON LGBTQ+ MUNY

Daniels was 'keen to break the stigma' and has bee the only openly gay male pro currently playg the untry, and the send the world a trailblazg moment for the men's game. 'Daniels, scribed as 'an spiratn to all' by the Prime Mister, is the first Bron the men's profsnal game to e out publicly as gay sce Jt Fashanu 1990 at the age of told Sky Sports: 'It's been que a crazy year. ' Pictured: Blackpool FC's Jake Daniels, who is jt 17 years old, has e out as gay a televised terview today Speakg to Sky Sports (pictured above), 17-year-old Jake Daniels said he felt the time was right and he was ready to e out 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.

STLAND'S ONLY GAY FOOTBALLER NMNS WORLD CUP AMBASSADOR FOR 'HURTFUL' HOMOPHOBIC MENTS

The ex-Nottgham Fort and Norwich Cy striker was found ad at 37Josh Cavallo, 22, who plays for Atralian team Alai Uned, me out as gay last year to then bee the only out pro the players have e out after their reers were over, cludg former Aston Villa player Thomas Hzlsperger, 40, and ex-Hull Cy youth's Thomas Beattie, 35. Daniels, who has been wh Blackpool FC sce the age of seven, said he first realised he was gay at the age of five or six but thought would be somethg that would change as he got olr bee football and beg gay 'didn't really mix' told Sky Sports: 'I've had girliends the past to try and make all my mat thk that I'm straight and was jt a massive ver up so has been a stggle.

'And then school, everyone always ed to ask me 'are you sure you're not gay' and was like 'no I'm not' bee I wasn't ready but I jt don't want to lie anymore.

PREMIER LEAGUE STAR SAYS HE IS GAY AN OPEN LETTER... BUT ADMS ONLY HIS FAY AND IENDS KNOW

Male pro footballers who have e out as gay The first profsnal football player to e out as gay was Jt Fashanu who me out 1990. He then bounced om Leyton Orient to non-league Southall and then Leatherhead, a semi-pro that year, he me out as gay, beg the first proment football player England to do so.

A TWTER ER CLAIMG TO BE A GAY FOOTBALLER SAYS THEY WILL REVEAL THEIR INTY 'SOON'

He remaed the only player to have peted England's top tiers to e out as gay until Jake Daniels' announcement Cavallo, 22, who plays for Atralian team Alai Uned, me out as gay last year to then bee the only out pro the world. Cavallo beme the first known current top-flight male football player the world to e out as gay October an emotnal and wily-praised vio, he said was done wh feelg ashamed about his sexualy and the exhstn of tryg to live a 'double-life'.

COLE TO SUE OVER GAY FOOTBALLER Y CLAIMS

'I'm a footballer and I'm gay, ' the 21-year-old said the clip posted on Alai's social media and a statement posted to his Instagram page, drawg support om fellow profsnals across the world.

Elsewhere the sport, one of the hight-profile male football players to publicly e out as gay sce Fashanu is German footballer Thomas January 2014, Hzlsperger me out as gay one year after he had retired while terviewg Die Ze, a German newspaper. Hzlsperger was pped 52 tim by Germany and ma appearanc the 2006 World Cup and 2008 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 of the most proment gay athlet Bra is Olympic divg champn Tom Daley who spired former England soccer pta Casey Stoney to e out is ach of the San Diego Wave after managg the women's team at Manchter Uned. The 17-year-old me on as an 81st mute substute and is now the first openly gay active profsnal football player if he thought was somethg he had to hi, he said: 'Yeh I thk so obvly bee there's no one out that I do need to hi and wa until I've retired to maybe e out but I jt knew that that was such a long time of jt lyg and not be able to have what I want.

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

'And people see beg gay as beg weak, somethg you n be picked on for on the football field. The 17-year-old forward Jake Daniels (pictured) is the only active openly gay male profsnal player Bra The world of football heaped praise on Blackpool forward Jake Daniels, pictured durg his senr but, after he me out Imprsed: Sky Sports' Gary Neville (pictured above) has praised Daniels and said that is 'a big, big moment for football''It is a day of great importance for football and tak unbelievable urage. 'I hontly thk that, asi om a few homophobic morons, football will be credibly welg and enormoly supportive towards a gay footballer.

Thomas Hzlsperger, who me out as gay after his retirement, wished Daniels 'a wonrful reer' wrote: 'Well done @JakeDaniels11 Have a wonrful reer!

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