Henderson messaged Daniels after he publicly came out Blackpool forward Jake Daniels has admitted that Jordan Henderson’s move to Saudi Arabia felt like a “slap in the face”. Last year, Daniels became the first openly gay British professional footballer since Justin Fashanu in 1990. Daniels revealed that at the time, Henderson had sent him a […]
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Daniels became the first UK male professional footballer to come out as gay since Justin Fashanu Blackpool’s Jake Daniels has revealed that he has met his ‘soulmate’ after coming out as gay. Daniels made history last year by becoming the first UK male professional footballer to come out as gay since Justin Fashanu in 1990. […]
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Beckham is the ‘face’ of the Qatar World Cup David Beckham has been accused of hypocrisy for supporting gay footballer Jake Daniels while still accepting money to be the face of the World Cup in Qatar. Attitude magazine has condemned the former Manchester United footballer for signing the deal after he offered his support to […]
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Many Brits expect opposition fans to react badly to a player coming out Just over half of football fans believe homophobia is a serious problem in the men’s game, according to YouGov polling. Blackpool’s Jake Daniels became the first openly gay male footballer in the English professional game on 16th May, citing Josh Cavallo coming […]
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‘What you said ten years ago at 17 years old doesn’t define the man you are today’ Jake Daniels has defended his Blackpool teammate Marvin Ekpiteta after he deleted several historic homophobic posts on his Twitter account. The 17-year-old Daniels became the only current male professional footballer in the UK to come out as gay […]
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Daniels recently became the UK’s first male professional footballer to come out as gay in 32 years Australian footballer Josh Cavallo has hailed the bravery of Blackpool youngster Jake Daniels and says he is ‘very proud” after he recently came out as gay. Daniels revealed the news on Monday, making him the first male professional […]
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