The player plans to make the announcement in a televised interview in order to 'break to stigma' around gay players in men's professional football.
A teenage footballer has reportedly told his Championship club that he is going to come out as gay next week.
The player plans to make the announcement in a televised interview in order to 'break to stigma' around gay players in men's professional football, according toSources claim the player is 'very relaxed' about his sexuality and he is said have received the full backing of teammates and officials at his Championship club.
There is currently only one openly gay professional footballer in world football - 22-year-old Josh Cavallo, of Australia's Adelaide United.The last male professional British footballer to come out as gay was Justin Fashanu, who publicly announced his sexuality in 1990.Other players to have played in England, including former Aston Villa midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger and ex-Hull City youth team player Thomas Beattie, have come out as gay since retiring from the sport.
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