Soccer player Ravel Morrison, formerly of Manchester United and now with West Ham of the English Premier League, is in hot water after sending a homophobic tweet to a fan. From Goal.com: Morrison’s tweet, which has since been deleted, read: “crack head ? Go suck out u little faggot your a guy that talks if [...]
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Fired Belmont soccer coach Lisa Howe gets new gig at Chamber of Commerce
Belmont University fired soccer coach Lisa Howe a year ago because she came out to players on her team. She’s been out of work since then, but she’s landed a great new job at the Nashville GLBT Chamber of Commerce: “Lisa Howe knows first-hand how it is to come out in the work place and [...]
All 20 clubs in Premier League sign Sports Charter to tackle homophobia and transphobia
All 20 soccer clubs in the English Premier League have signed the government’s Sports Charter to tackle homophobia and transphobia in sport. From the UK government’s Web site: Premier League Chief Executive Richard Scudamore said: ‘The Premier League and our member clubs believe that everyone should be able to participate in, watch and enjoy sport [...]
David Testo models swimwear in Miami
Photographer West Phillips met David Testo soon after the pro soccer player came out publicly last autumn. Test was in Miami for a warm respite from the media circus that had erupted after his big announcement. The two hit it off and Testo agreed to jump in front of Phillips’ camera. I caught up with [...]
English Premier player Joey Barton says soccer needs to embrace a gay player
Joey Barton plays for the Queens Park Rangers in the English Premier League, one of the top soccer leagues in the world. In a BBC documentary on gays in soccer, Barton reveals that he has a gay uncle and implores his sport to embrace a gay player. There is no doubt in my mind that [...]
David Beckham’s Super Bowl H&M underwear ad and America’s Fear of the bulge
You don’t have to wait for the Super Bowl to see soccer hottie David Beckham’s underwear commercial for H&M. Whether you see it on TV or YouTube (after the jump), one thing you won’t see is Beckham’s famous bulge. There’s been a long-standing fear of the bulge in American culture. Why do so many American [...]
BBC explores lack of openly gay athletes in British soccer
Amal Fashanu, niece of Justin Fashanu, the only professional British soccer player ever to come out of the closet, has worked with filmmakers to put together a documentary exploring why no gay soccer players have come out since her uncle. Not surprisingly, she found the fans pointed fingers at the establishment, the establishment pointed fingers [...]
Anton Hysen says he will play in Major League Soccer at some point
Openly gay Swedish pro soccer player Anton Hysen talked with Gay4soccer recently and had a bold prediction: Not only does he very much want to play professional soccer in the United States, he will at some point: Noting “I like everywhere; it’s still America,” where he plays isn’t much of an issue, he just wants [...]
Openly gay David Testo elected to U.S. Soccer Athlete Council
Openly gay professional soccer player David Testo has been elected by his peers to one of 18 open positions on the U.S. Soccer Athlete Council. Testo is the first publicly out man to serve on the council; He has been elected to a two-year term. His election is a testament to where the world of [...]
Video: Is this the ‘Best of gay sports?’
OMGay.tv has put together what they call the “Best of Gay Sports” videos. No, it’s not the finals of the latest Gay Softball World Series. You won’t see any thunderous dunks from the Coady Roundball Classic. Failing to make the cut were any of the hard hits from the Gay Superbowl. No, the producers decided [...]
David Beckham to strip to his underwear for H&M Super Bowl ad
This is looking to be a fairly gay Super Bowl. Madonna is doing the halftime show and now comes news that gay icon David Beckham will be in his underwear as part of an ad by fashion retailer H&M. Beckham and his in-house creative team helped to design the collection, comprised of briefs, boxers, T-shirts, [...]
Non-Apology: Lee Steele’s new team, Nantwich Town FC, excuses Steele for anti-gay tweet
After being released by his former team for sending a homophobic tweet directed at Gareth Thomas, rugger Lee Steele has been quickly snatched up by Nantwich Town FC. The team wasted no time excusing Steele for his anti-gay tweet: Lee,38, was released by Oxford City this week due to comments on a social media site, [...]
German soccer head at odds with key player over whether gays should come out
The departing head of German soccer is at odds with one star player over whether gay players should come out openly. Theo Zwanziger told gay players to “have the courage to declare themselves.” He spoke at a discussion panel on homophobia in soccer sponsored by the German soccer federation of which he is president. “It [...]
Gay4Soccer highlights pro players who are gay allies
The website Gay4soccer has started a program to get pro soccer players — mostly from Major League Soccer — to declare their support for gay rights. There are already 12 active players on the list in addition to front office and media people and fan groups. First, we have launched an Allies Page, where we [...]
David Testo nominated for U.S. Soccer Athlete Council
Openly gay professional soccer player David Testo has been nominated for a position on the U.S. Soccer Athlete Council. The Council represents the interests of athletes in U.S. Soccer. Testo told Outsports he accepted the nomination. He said: I would be honored to work with those great people and players and hopefully make a difference [...]