Is football ready for a gay star?

The colours of the rainbow will be seen this weekend at football stadiums up and down the United Kingdom.

The Rainbow Laces campaign carries a simple message: ‘Make sport everyone’s game’. The aim is to create awareness of homophobia and a pathway to stop abuse and change attitudes.

The issues are huge. 

Football Association chairman Greg Clarke told a committee of MPs in October that he “wouldn’t recommend” that a male gay footballer come out publicly right now. The comments were viewed as clumsy and awkward; however, a relevant point had been made and a conversation had begun. 

Does an environment exist where a current footballer would feel comfortable to come out as a gay man? 

“We have been and are working so hard so that if a player felt they wanted to have the conversation about coming out, we would be there and offer any and all the support we …

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