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Player’s bravery should lead to football’s Gay Lives Matter moment

THE decision by the 17-year-old Blackpool FC player Jake Daniels to come out publicly about his homosexuality should be a watershed moment for…

The National (Scotland)

Ex-England and Premier League star 'considering' coming out as gay on TV documentary

The programme is reportedly in the works and would focus on the stories of gay professional footballers from the past and present and let them tell their stories

Daily Mirror

Nigel Owens column: I know what Jake Daniels has been going through, his courage proves football can mirror rugby

Top referee Nigel Owens explains exactly what would have been going through Blackpool star Daniels' mind ahead of coming out, the first UK footballer to do so

Wales Online

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'Olympic cyclist Laura Kenny has shown bravery in talking about her miscarriage'

In this week's column Val Savage, the mum of Mirror columnist and football legend Robbie Savage, praises brave Laura Kenny and is all pepped up by the Man City boss

Daily Mirror

Damien Hirst’s son uses seizures to help inspire his art

AP McCoy commends Jake Daniels courage / The best parties across town

Evening Standard

'Wagatha Christie' circus…when too much loot highlights football’s real heroes

I was at a fundraiser for Cappagh Hospital last Friday and there I was (briefly) thinking about RebekahVardy and Coleen Rooney

Irish Mirror

Jake Daniels can inspire next generation of footballers to be whoever they are

Young Blackpool forward’s decision to come out is going to help so many people and shows the conversation is shifting

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Blackpool Tower lights up for Jake Daniels – Thursday’s sporting social

Manchester City and Arsenal showed off their new kits.

The Independent UK

Barrhead politician backs gay footballer's "courage"

MSP Paul O'Kane has tabled a Holyrood motion in support of Blackpool's Jake Daniels

Daily Record

I know what Jake Daniels is going through because I did it myself

I was getting off the Tube in east London on Tuesday when my phone started buzzing. It didn’t stop. I thought something must have happened — something big. And when I heard Jake Daniels had become the first openly gay men’s football player in England, I was delighted. It takes…

Evening Standard

Football's 2021-22 awards: Luis Diaz to Kurt Zouma and Christian Eriksen to Jake Daniels

As the 2021-22 season draws to a close it has certainly been an eventful campaign on and off the pitch, so here are our awards for some of the heroes and villains of the campaign

Daily Mirror

Prince William praises U.K. soccer star Jake Daniels for coming out as gay

Prince William has praised U.K. soccer star Jake Daniels after the 17-year-old came out as gay earlier this week.

Tribune News Service

Jake Daniels sends message to Blackpool teammate Marvin Ekpiteta after homophobic tweets

Jake Daniels made the brave decision to come out as gay this week and the Blackpool star has accepted an apology from teammate Marvin Ekpiteta after his previous homophobic comments

Daily Mirror

Jurgen Klopp ‘proud’ of Jake Daniels after Blackpool forward comes out as gay

Daniels, 17, is the only openly gay active player in the Football League

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The Guardian - UK

A big night in Seville awaits for Ally McCoist’s credit cards

In today’s Fiver: Big Vase final, drama in Ghana and waxing Takumi Minamino

The Independent UK

‘A pivotal moment in football’: Anita Asante praises inspirational Jake Daniels

Blackpool forward Daniels made the announcement about his sexuality via a statement published on the club’s official website on Monday

The Conversation

Jake Daniels: how homophobia in men's football is changing

Blackpool forward Jake Daniels’ announcement that he is homosexual makes him the UK’s only active, openly gay, male professional footballer.

Manchester Evening News

'I stopped playing football because I was gay...Jake Daniels coming out is a huge deal'

"It never really entered my consciousness that I could play football and be gay at the same time"

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The Independent UK

Jake Daniels coming out ‘feels like watershed moment’, says PFA chair John Mousinho

Mousinho can see a time when players coming out will be treated as normal, but fears it may not be ‘any time soon’

The Independent UK

Patrick Vieira plays down Cheikhou Kouyate’s post in support of PSG’s Idrissa Gueye

Cheikhou Kouyate has supported Idrissa Gueye after the midfielder missed PSG’s dedicated fixture to show support for the LGBTQ+ community

Daily Mirror

Jake Daniels' Blackpool teammate apologises after historical homophobic posts emerge

Earlier this week the 17-year-old Blackpool player came out to the footballing world and was met with plenty of support and acceptance from many big-names within the game

Irish Mirror

League of Ireland hero praises first openly gay player in 30 years Jake Daniels

Danny Ventre has coached Daniels at Blackpool since the striker was 12

Liverpool Echo

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp sends message to Jake Daniels after Blackpool star comes out as gay

Blackpool forward Jake Daniels came out as gay in a televised interview on Monday afternoon

The Guardian - UK

It’s only a matter of time before there is an out gay Premier League player

I promised my uncle, Justin Fashanu, that I would support gay players until there was representation in football’s top tier, says journalist Amal Fashanu

The Independent UK

Blackpool’s Marvin Ekpiteta apologises for ‘offensive and inappropriate’ tweets

Blackpool forward Jake Daniels had become the first Briton in the men’s professional game to come out publicly as gay since Justin Fashanu in 1990.

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