It was part of a French league-wide campaign against homophobia and the Senegal international has a strong Muslim faith. While women's soccer features many prominent LGBTQ+ players, the men's professional game lacks players who are publicly gay and has seemed to have even hostile attitudes in locker rooms.Īt the weekend, Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Idrissa Gueye was left out of the matchday squad for a game at Montpellier amid reports he refused to wear a team jersey with a rainbow-colored number. "It's a step into the unknown being one of the first footballers in this country to reveal my sexuality." I've known my whole life that I'm gay, and I now feel that I'm ready to come out and be myself. "But off the pitch I've been hiding the real me and who I really am. "This season has been a fantastic one for me on the pitch," he said in a statement. The 17-year-old forward made the announcement at the end of his first season as a professional player with second division club Blackpool. English soccer player Jake Daniels said he is gay on Monday in a trailblazing moment for the European men's game.
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