Blackpool's Jake Daniels becomes UK’s first male pro footballer to publicly come out as gay since 1990
Jake Daniels has become the first male professional footballer in the United Kingdom to come out as gay since Justin Fashanu way back in 1990.
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Jake Daniels has become the first male professional footballer in the United Kingdom to come out as gay since Justin Fashanu way back in 1990.
Former Leicester City striker Gary Lineker has sent a heartfelt message of support to young Blackpool forward Jake Daniels, who is the UK’s first active male professional footballer to come out as gay.
Jake Daniels has come out as gay, making him the only active male professional footballer in the UK to do so, and one of a handful worldwide.
Football star Gary Neville has admired Jake Daniels' courage after he became the first UK footballer to come out as gay in 32 years. Blackpool FC forward Daniels, who is 17-years-old, is the first in the men’s professional game to come out publicly as gay since Justin Fashanu in 1990 and is now Britain's only active openly gay professional player.
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Gary Neville, former Manchester United defender and Sky Sports pundit, said: "What he has just done takes incredible courage. I can't imagine how difficult that has been.
Blackpool’s Jake Daniels has become the UK’s first currently active male professional footballer to come out as gay.