Gay soccer player of the Premier: “I will be crucified”
In the XXI century, homosexuality is still a taboo subject in the world of football. a gay Premier footballer whose identity has not been disclosed for obvious reasons, he was honest with the English newspaper ‘The Sun’ and made a series of statements to this medium.
Gay soccer player of the Premier: “There are some fans in the stands for which it's still the 80's”
This player in question whose name has not been released, He has preferred to make these statements from anonymity because although he recognizes that he would have no problem in openly declaring his sexual condition, of which he feels proud, fear the reaction that fans may have in the stadiums.
“We are in 2021 And I should be free to tell everyone who I am. But there are some fans in the stands for whom it is still very '80s”, commented in The Sun newspaper.
“When I play, I think the fans can guess and they are judging me. Can you tell I'm gay from the clothes I wear off the field? It has affected me a lot mentally. It's frightening” commented in the interview to the English tabloid-
The first footballer who acknowledged being gay was also in the Premier
Justin Fashanu he was the first professional footballer to recognize that he was gay and his career and later his life, they didn't end well. It is therefore, that many footballers hide their condition in a world that seems banned from this issue. Another footballer, the american Robbie Rogers who had a stint in English football, openly acknowledged his homosexuality in 2013 and he came to retire temporarily and then return to football without major problem.
