24 min

Out and proud - a watershed moment in football‪?‬ The Fourcast

    • Daily News

Last week Blackpool’s Jake Daniels said he was gay.
It was the first time a male British footballer - still playing the game - had said that in 32 years.
Given the wide acceptance of LGBT people in Britain today, and the fact there are many out and proud athletes in other sports - why is football - male professional football - so far behind?
Producer: Freya Pickford
Sources: Sky News, Good Morning Britain, GB News, ITN, Norwich City Football Club

Last week Blackpool’s Jake Daniels said he was gay.
It was the first time a male British footballer - still playing the game - had said that in 32 years.
Given the wide acceptance of LGBT people in Britain today, and the fact there are many out and proud athletes in other sports - why is football - male professional football - so far behind?
Producer: Freya Pickford
Sources: Sky News, Good Morning Britain, GB News, ITN, Norwich City Football Club

24 min