Soccer is gay

Soccer pro becomes third out gay player in men’s game to leave his club this summer Jakub Jankto exit from Cagliari was expected.

Gay players face pressure from teammates, ownership, coaches, and fans over their sexuality. These are some of the men who have come out, fighting those stereotypes, and paving the way for LGBTQ.

Despite the progress, homophobia in men’s football at large remains rife: there are still no out gay male players in the English Premier League, and an initiative was recently set up in a bid to tackle a series of “damaging” homophobic incidents at stadiums across the country.

Here are 18 players who made headlines not just for their skills but for coming out as gay or bisexual. 1. Justin Fashanu. You can’t talk about gay soccer players without starting with Justin Fashanu, the first footballer ever to come out back in