Category: Football

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England’s Lionesses score blue shorts in new kit to tackle period concerns

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England’s national women’s football team have unveiled a striking new kit, which swaps white shorts for a darker navy blue, to alleviate concerns of competing while on their periods. The Lionesses’ new home kit pays homage to past and present with its iconic white jersey, taking inspiration from the original 1923 Wembley’s white design, while paying tribute to England’s traditional colours. A new move has been made to introduce blue shorts in response to squad members calling for darker colours due to period anxiety. The new colours tie back to…

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GAY TIMES teams up with talkSPORT and EE for roundtable discussion on LGBTQ+ inclusion in football

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GAY TIMES and EE have collaborated with talkSPORT for an hour-long roundtable discussion that will combat homophobia in football, which you can watch here today. Hosted by former professional footballer and Champions League winner Lianne Sanderson, the roundtable features fans and former players, who discuss a variety of topics such as the meaning of a true ally, how homophobic abuse impacts queer players on and off the field and why there are more openly LGBTQ+ female players in comparison to men.  The panel also looks towards the future, questioning where…

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Czech footballer Jakub Jankto comes out as gay: “I no longer want to hide”

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Czech Republic’s Jakub Jankto has made history as the first current international in men’s football to publicly come out as gay. The star made his senior debut for the Czech Republic in 2017 and has scored four goals across 45 appearances. In a now-viral clip shared by the 27-year-old on 13 February, he opened up about his sexuality publicly for the first time. “Like everybody else, I have my strengths, I have my weaknesses, I have a family, I have my friends,” he said. “I have a job that I…

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Zander Murray makes LGBTQ+ history as the SPFL’s only openly gay player

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Zander Murray has made LGBTQ+ history after signing with one of the Scottish Professional Football League’s (SPFL) top teams.  Back in September, the talented striker made history as the first Scottish senior football player to come out as gay. “First, it feels like the weight of the world is now off my shoulders…It can be difficult, and you can feel very alone,” he said via the club’s website. “I knew I was different for many years, but with other people in the game coming out, it’s been amazing. “Hopefully, the SFA can…

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FA announces investigation into homophobic chant aimed at Everton manager Frank Lampard

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The Football Association are set to investigate an alleged homophobic chant that was directed at Everton manager Frank Lampard. On 6 January, Manchester United and Everton FC went head to head in the third round of the FA Cup. While the match featured impressive plays from both teams, the event’s second half took a homophobic turn when a group of Manchester fans chanted “Chelsea rent boy.” The anti-LGBTQ+ statement was directed and Lampard, who led a long and successful career at Chelsea FC before starting his manager role at Everton.…

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World Cup: Germany team protests FIFA’s ban of ‘OneLove’ armband

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Germany’s national team contested FIFA’s ban on pro-LGBTQ+ gestures at the Qatar World Cup in their first match of the tournament. The team posed covering their mouths before facing Japan, who they lost to 2-1. The German side confirmed that this was in opposition to FIFA’s announcement that they will sanction teams wearing ‘One Love’ armbands, intending to show support for LGBTQ+ communities. “We wanted to use our captain’s armband to take a stand for values that we hold in the Germany national team: diversity and mutual respect. Together with…

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Jake Daniels: “I want to push the community to get where it should be”

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Professional footballer Jake Daniels is hopeful that coming out earlier this year will help “push the community to get where it should be”. The 17-year-old, who is a forward for Blackpool FC, made history in May as Britain’s first active openly gay male professional footballer. “Football was going so well, I didn’t want anything to go the opposite way,” Daniels told British Vogue of deciding to share his true self with the world. “I was scared.” He further explained that he came out in his family WhatsApp group a few…

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Qatar World Cup ambassador says homosexuality is “damage in the mind”

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A Qatar World Cup ambassador has described homosexuality as “damage in the mind” just two weeks before the tournament gets underway. The comments were made by former Qatari international Khalid Salman in an interview filmed in Doha for German television broadcaster ZDF. “They have to accept our rules here,” he said of LGBTQ+ fans travelling to see the World Cup. “[Homosexuality] is haram. You know what haram means?” When asked why it was “haram”, meaning forbidden, Salman added: “I am not a strict Muslim but why is it haram? Because…

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Australia’s Socceroos call for reform in Qatar ahead of the FIFA World Cup

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Australia’s men’s national football team have condemned Qatar for its human rights record ahead of the highly anticipated World Cup. On 20 November, teams from around the world are set to compete in the highly-anticipated 2022 FIFA World Cup – which will be held in the Gulf region. Since the news was announced, activists and footballers have expressed concerns over the tournament’s location due to the country’s anti-LGBTQ laws and treatment of foreign workers. In Qatar, homosexuality is illegal and can be punished by penalties including flogging, imprisonment and even…

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James Cleverly MP tells LGBTQ+ fans to “compromise” at World Cup in Qatar

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James Cleverly has told LGBTQ+ fans travelling to Qatar for the World Cup to be “respectful of the host nation” in order to stay safe there. This year’s tournament has been marred with controversy since it was announced that it would take place in the Gulf state, where homosexuality is illegal and the LGBTQ+ community is subjected to discriminatory laws. The newly appointed Foreign Secretary told LBC that he had “spoken to the Qatari authorities” about “how they will treat our fans and international fans.” “They want to make sure…

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