Openly gay Leeds Uned director David Haigh says players nfid him - and he believ clubs uld benef mercially if stars e out
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- AT LEAST 20 FOOTBALLERS PREMIER LEAGUE AND CHAMPNSHIP ARE GAY BUT THEY'RE AAID TO E OUT SAYS EX-CLUB BOSS
- THIS GUY SAYS HE’S TALKED TO 20 GAY PRO SOCCER PLAYERS. ABOUT 11 PEOPLE BELIEVE HIM.
- THERE ARE GAY PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALLERS WHO HAVE E OUT TO TEAMMAT BUT FEAR HOMOPHOBIC BACKLASH OM FANS, SAYS SIR
- HERE ARE EIGHT OUT AND PROUD MALE GAY FOOTBALLERS
AT LEAST 20 FOOTBALLERS PREMIER LEAGUE AND CHAMPNSHIP ARE GAY BUT THEY'RE AAID TO E OUT SAYS EX-CLUB BOSS
* gay soccer players rumours *
At least 20 footballers Premier League and Champnship are gay but they're aaid to e out says ex-club bossOpenly gay Leeds Uned director David Haigh says players nfid him - and he believ clubs uld benef mercially if stars e outDavid Haigh durg his time at Leeds UnedAt least 20 football stars are gay and “aaid” to e out, a top club’s ex-director claims. He was openly gay durg a spell as Leeds Uned MD 2013-14 and says many homosexual players nfid him as a rult. “Young stars advertise brands wh sponsors and beg gay is still seen as a handip.
Amerin player Robbie Rogers me out as gay. “I also thk supportg gay players would be very beneficial to a club mercially. He spoke out after Belgium fenr Carl Hoefkens told how he had played wh two Premier League footballers who were gay but publicly ‘ the closet’.
THIS GUY SAYS HE’S TALKED TO 20 GAY PRO SOCCER PLAYERS. ABOUT 11 PEOPLE BELIEVE HIM.
Two Premier League players are a uple and have e out as gay to their teammat, but not yet publicly. * gay soccer players rumours *
Mr Haigh was openly gay wh board members and fans at Elland Road, and says many gay players nfid him as a rult.
“My figure on the number of gay players is probably a gross unr timate. Some top stars are open about beg gay wh team mat, but feel too sred to tell their fans, Mr Haigh claims. “They go to gay bars and they do not hi their partners.
Dad-of-two Hoefkens, 39, who played for Stoke and Wt Brom om, told Belgian newspaper De Zondag: “I played alongsi three gay footballers, cludg one who was a genuely big name. ” Mr Haigh was ntacted by gay players om different top flight clubs, but adms was difficult for them to go public about their sexualy. “Beg gay is still seen as a handip and players get enough abe on the pch as is.
THERE ARE GAY PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALLERS WHO HAVE E OUT TO TEAMMAT BUT FEAR HOMOPHOBIC BACKLASH OM FANS, SAYS SIR
There are gay footballers the Premier League who have e out to teammat but fear a homophobic backlash om fans, an sir has said. * gay soccer players rumours *
Robbie Rogers of the USA has e out as gay. “I don’t thk gay footballers would face a terrible time today, ” he said.
” But he do believe certa untri ‘own upon’ gay relatnships and so club ownership, and sponsors, uld be a problem.
HERE ARE EIGHT OUT AND PROUD MALE GAY FOOTBALLERS
And he add: “I thk supportg gay players would be very beneficial om a mercial perspective.
” There are 4, 000 profsnal footballers the UK, but not one is openly gay. Whenever people have asked me about publicly discsg the gay athlet they know pro sports, I always warn them of two thgs: 1) Don’t say a name and 2) Don’t say a number. Openly gay former Leeds Uned managg director David Haigh is makg a pretty outrageo claim as speculatn aga heats up England about gay pro soccer players.
Haigh has told Out News Global that 20 gay Premier League and Champnship soccer players have e out to him jt the last three years. Claimg some number like “20” gay Premier League players have e to you three years.