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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

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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

Chelsea's French striker Olivier Giroud celebrates after Chelsea's English midfielder Ross Barkley (unseen) scored his team's second goal during the English Premier League football match between Southampton and Chelsea at St Mary's Stadium

Current Affairs

Chelsea’s Olivier Giroud: Being gay in football is ‘impossible’

Josh Jackman - November 15, 2018

Manchester United stadium could be first to have gender-neutral toilets

Josh Jackman - October 4, 2018

Southampton fan arrested for ‘homophobic hand gestures’ at Brighton match

Ella Braidwood - September 18, 2018

LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 08: Hector Bellerin of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Southampton at Emirates Stadium on April 8, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Current Affairs

Arsenal’s Héctor Bellerín says football fans are ‘not ready’ for a gay player

Ella Braidwood - September 10, 2018

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