Despite progress, what challenges still remain? How do gay footballers manage their personal relationships while maintaining a professional career?

Dec 6, 2024 ... Thomas Hitzlsperger, the Premier League's first openly gay player, has shared his thoughts on the LGBT pride saga which is engulfing the top ... Jan 17, 2012 ... No player in Germany's professional leagues has so far acknowledged his homosexuality. Source: AP. Related. Man Utd beat Lyon by scoring twice ... Homophobia has been widespread in men's association football, also known as soccer, throughout the world. There are a number of openly LGBTQ players in ... Sep 16, 2013 ... ... gay rights charity Stonewall, who are being backed by bookmaker Paddy Power. The Right Behind Gay Footballers campaign is focused on ... Apr 7, 2014 ... Developers and publishers across all formats are unwilling to take the 'risk' of hanging their game on a gay character for fear it will alienate a mainstream ... Feb 17, 2021 ... Philipp Bommer of Hertha Junxx, the first gay fan club in Bundesliga, formed in 2001, told ESPN that the appeal was "incredibly important for ... Nov 23, 2023 ... Daniels is one of very few openly gay active male footballers; Jakub Jankto of Cagliari and Josh Cavallo of Adelaide United are the only top- ... Feb 24, 2021 ... Football Is Ready for Openly Gay Players. Why are professional sportsmen still reluctant to come out as gay? By Ellis Cashmore, Jamie Cleland, ... Mar 14, 2024 ... Josh Cavallo, the first openly homosexual footballer to come out, has proposed to his partner at the stadium of his club Adelaide United. Apr 24, 2024 ... Since Cavallo's reveal, three other footballers have come forward as gay - Blackpool forward Jake Daniels, Cagliari's Jakub Jankto and San Diego ...