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Man sitting on a football pitch crying

Gay footballers advised against coming out as it’s not in their ‘financial interests’, agent claims

Lily Wakefield - January 25, 2022

A flag bearer waves a Chelsea FC flag with the LGBT+ Progress flag design

‘Chelsea rent boy’ football chant is homophobic hate crime and not ‘harmless banter’, CPS says

Josh Milton - January 13, 2022

Former Egyptain footballer Mohamed Aboutrika

Football pundit sparks backlash after ‘gobsmackingly horrendous’ homophobic rant on live TV

Nola Ojomu - December 2, 2021

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Justin Fashanu

Gay Premier League footballers ‘very likely’ to come out soon, says Justin Fashanu’s niece

Lily Wakefield - November 11, 2021

Justin Fashanu Foundation gay footballer Premier League

Gay Premier League footballer pens anonymous letter calling on bosses to stop paying ‘lip service’ and help him come out

Patrick Kelleher - September 21, 2020

Justin Fashanu Foundation gay footballer Premier League

Premier League star says ‘I’m gay but I’m afraid to come out’ in a heart-wrenching open letter to fans

Josh Milton - July 11, 2020

Eniola Aluko, sporting director of Aston Villa Women. (Neville Williams/Aston Villa FC via Getty Images)

Transgender players would be welcomed into women’s football with open arms, says former England striker

Josh Milton - July 8, 2020

Justin Fashanu Foundation gay footballer Premier League

There are gay Premier League footballers who have come out to teammates but fear homophobic backlash from fans, says insider

Emma Powys Maurice - July 7, 2020

Premier League clubs could soon roll out ‘game-changing’ technology that strips anonymity of racist and homophobic trolls

Emma Powys Maurice - July 6, 2020

David Haigh with Robbie Rogers

One of the only gay football bosses in history says rampant homophobia means a player won’t be coming out anytime soon

Patrick Kelleher - June 22, 2020

Stan Collymore

Lout arrested after sending menacing homophobic email to former Premier League footballer Stan Collymore

Lily Wakefield - June 16, 2020

Troy Deeney of Watford

Premier League star Troy Deeney believes every single football team has at least one gay or bisexual player

Lily Wakefield - June 15, 2020

Julian Knight: Yet another MP calls for crackdown on football homophobia

Yet another MP calls for crackdown on homophobia in football, saying the sport is ‘intolerant of gay people’

Emma Powys Maurice - March 16, 2020

West Ham condemns own fans for singing homophobic chants in Premier League clash against Chelsea

West Ham condemns own fans for singing homophobic chants in Premier League clash against Chelsea

Patrick Kelleher - December 2, 2019

Ruben Loftus-Cheek of Chelsea during the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Leicester City at Stamford Bridge on December 22 2018

Chelsea footballer Ruben Loftus-Cheek responds to gay rumours

Josh Jackman - January 17, 2019

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