Why no openly gay male footballer is playing at the World Cup, according to an LGBT+ team manager
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Ryan Butcher
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The article discusses the absence of openly gay male footballers at the World Cup, highlighting the ongoing issue of homophobia in football. Andy Dolan, manager of Millwall Romans (an LGBT+ affiliated team), argues that while gay players are certainly present at the tournament, none feel safe enough to come out publicly. The piece examines how this reflects deeper, embedded homophobia in football environments, extending beyond the elite level to the grassroots game.
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It's unfortunately a reflection of how embedded the homophobia still is in those environments.
Gay footballers are not out, but they're at the World Cup.
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