Greatest Goals and Performances

Mar 29, 2013 ... United States international Robbie Rogers said it was 'impossible' to remain in football after announcing he was gay. Justin Fashanu. Sep 17, 2022 ... Justin Fashanu was Britain's first openly gay footballer. He was beautiful and talented. I knew him (we had a brief thing). Dec 5, 2022 ... Justin Fashanu leaning against a goalpost in a Norwich City kit. Credit: Getty. The life of the first professional footballer in England to come ... On 22 October 1990, Justin Fashanu came out of the closet as the first openly gay professional football (soccer) player in the world. After learning that ... Jun 4, 2023 ... By this time, Justin Fashanu's status as a top-ranking footballer was long-gone. The man who had been the first £1million black player had ... Feb 19, 2023 ... Justin Fashanu was an English footballer who became the first professional footballer to be openly gay. He was also the first Black player to command a £1 ... Feb 16, 2013 ... Gay soccer star Justin Fashanu. Football has had no openly gay players in this country since Justin Fashanu. PA. Matthew Syed. Saturday February ... Feb 24, 2023 ... Justin Fashanu was the first professional footballer to come out out as gay. For LGBTQ+ History Month, we take a look at her legacy. Feb 11, 2019 ... Justinus Soni "Justin" Fashanu, British Nigerian was a footballer who played for a variety of clubs between 1978 and 1997. May 3, 1998 ... Justin Fashanu was a footballer full of promise, who never quite achieved what was expected of him.