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Alsandro Cecchi Paone says he knows of gay players on the Italian World Cup team.

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JOSH CAVALLO: ONLY OPENLY GAY TOP-FLIGHT MALE FOOTBALLER SAYS FIFA’S ‘ONELOVE’ ARMBAND BAN HAS MA HIM FEEL ‘EXCLUD’

Josh Cavallo, the only openly gay top-flight male soccer player the sport, has told CNN that FIFA’s cisn to ban players om wearg “OneLove” armbands at the Qatar 2022 has ma him feel “exclud.” * gay italian players *

English: LGBT (lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr) actors om Italy. 'FIFA have ma me feel exclud:' Sole gay top flight player hs out on Qatar armband ban.

Josh Cavallo, the only openly gay top-flight male soccer player the sport, has told CNN that FIFA’s cisn to ban players om wearg “OneLove” armbands at the Qatar 2022 has ma him feel “exclud.

GAY CLUB BOSS LLS FOR TOP ITALIAN PLAYERS TO 'E OUT'

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The Alai Uned midfielr and former Atralian youth ternatnal ma headl last year when he me out as gay. The gay print of an Italian fifth divisn club has lled for Serie A players and officials to clare their. homosexualy, as the furore over Napoli ach Mriz Sarri's gay slurs ntued on Thursday.

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Alsandro Cecchi Paone, the print of fifth divisn si Posano, close to Napl, labelled Sarri's slurs as "offensive and homophobic" and suggted Napoli anize a benef match between the sis to help spread awarens of the issue. But Paone said gay players, ach or officials uld make a bigger impact by g out themselv. The 54-year-old announced he was gay 18 months ago and said he has earned nothg but rpect.

POLICIAN: I KNOW OF GAY MEN ON ITALY'S WORLD CUP TEAM

"Everyone giv me cred for havg the urage to adm I was gay.

Now would be the time, Serie A, for a ach, player or official to e to terms wh his own homosexualy and bee an example to follow, " Paone said  Gazzetta llo Sport. "Manci has jolted a climate that effectively prevents players om clarg their homosexualy bee the kds of homophobic cints, that I see all the time the mor leagu, don't get the publicy they serve.

In 2009 Gareth Thomas, at the time Wal's most-pped gby unn player, admted he was gay while still actively playg.

COACH: NO GAY PLAYERS ITALIAN SOCCER

Yet gay footballers rema a rary at the top level of the sport. Last year former Aston Villa, Wt Ham and Everton midfielr Thomas Hzlsperger announced he was gay, claimg: "I've never been ashamed of the way I am. But currently, there are no known openly gay footballers the English and Sttish profsnal leagu.

Homosexualy Italian football also remas taboo, although Juvent midfielr Cld Marchis won fans among the LGBT (Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transexual) muny several years ago when he said was "not fair" homosexuals should be accepted elsewhere and not football. Thanks to the shownners drivg thentic stori, filmmakers buckg s-old heteronormative paradigms, actors embolned to live more hontly and platforms bankrollg so much of , beg gay, queer, transgenr or any other other has never been more wily embraced the entertament s gural Pri issue, The Hollywood Reporter homed on the talent and makers helpg boost visibily and creatg opportuni for members of the extend LGBTQ muny. His directorial work on Love, Simon marked the first major stud movie to center on a gay teen romance.

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