Josh Cavallo: Only openly gay top-flight male footballer says FIFA's 'OneLove' armband ban has ma him feel 'exclud' | CNN

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Qatar has moved to reassure the gay Atralian footballer he should not be aaid to vis the untry, where homosexualy is illegal

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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.” * football lgbt *

“It don’t matter if you’re lbian, if you’re gay, ’s for everyone. Homosexualy Qatar is illegal and punishable by up to three years prison.

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The Rairs fensive leman me out a statement posted to his Instagram acunt on Monday, beg the first active player the league to publicly intify as gay. * football lgbt *

But there have been mixed msag wh a World Cup ambassador and former footballer Khalid Salman sayg earlier this month that homosexualy was “damage the md, ” an terview wh German broadster ZDF.

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He is a regular at England ternatnals and was once the victim of a homophobic asslt, he says, at Wembley four years ago, ahead of England’s match agast Spa 2018, when he had an altertn wh another fan. '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.

The Alai Uned midfielr and former Atralian youth ternatnal ma headl last year when he me out as gay. Other ments aimed at clubs supportg the mpaign read, “Crystal PalGay, ” “SouthGay FC, ” and “Why are they [Premier League clubs] forcg to be homosexuals??

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Two ach who are gay - one workg the Southern League, and one womens and girls football - jo a referee whos transgenr to discs their experienc * football lgbt *

Whereas a number of sports and untri, gay athlet have been happy to be open about their sexualy, that hasn’t been the se English football. At the time of wrg, the Premier League there’s not a sgle gay player, who has ma his sexual orientatn public.

‘NOBODY FEELS UNSAFE HERE’: GAY FOOTBALLER JOSH CAVALLO TOLD HE IS WELE AT QATAR WORLD CUP

“In male sport there is a real absence of openly gay or bi men – we have to create a better environment that is tly LGBT clive at all levels, ” he told CNN Sport. This month the Premier League and Stonewall, have llaborated on the ‘Rabow Lac’ project — to try and stomp out homophobia the game. While the ‘Rabow Lac’ mpaign was gog on there were two cints of homophobia at Premier League grounds December.

Everton is currently vtigatg claims of alleged homophobic chantg s home w agast Chelsea, while Brighton threw out two visg Wolv fans for homophobic abe.

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‘Nobody feels unsafe here’: gay footballer Josh Cavallo told he is wele at Qatar World Cup | World Cup 2022 | The Guardian .

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