Cesare Claudio Prandelli, manager of Italy’s national soccer team, has written the foreword to a book on homosexuality and sport. Prandelli has been a fixture in the Italian soccer world since the 1970s. In his foreword he talks about the importance of ending homophobia in sports and advocates for athletes to come out: Homophobia is [...]
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Italian soccer players for Dolce & Gabbana underwear (photos, video)
Wow, how did we miss this one? Dolce & Gabbana had previously tapped Italian ruggers and Italian swimmers to appear in their underwear campaigns. Somehow we failed to notice that in 2010 they featured five Italian soccer players for their Calcio collection until I stumbled across it at ATV this week. There are more photos [...]
Italian Players Union president Damiano Tommasi tells athletes to stay in the closet
Yet another example how European soccer is one of the most homophobic corners of the sports world. Italian Players Union president Damiano Tommasi demonstrated an incredibly shallow understanding and compassion for living as a gay person when he said in an interview that gay athletes should stay in the closet, and that there is no [...]
Good times — Italy out of World Cup
This is shaping up to be the most enjoyable World Cup since I started paying attention to the event — France and Italy are both out. Gone are the two most annoying soccer teams in the tourney, the two finalists from 2006. France is a bunch of underachieving whiners, while Italy makes the “beautiful game” [...]
World Cup for the little guy?
France. Italy. These two teams played for the World Cup title in 2006. Now they have been sent home packing…by Slovakia and Paraguay??? Yep, it’s the World Cup for the little guy, as the big guns are falling and teams ranked in the 30s and 40s of FIFA World Rankings are advancing! Add Ghana and [...]
Soccer player in gay mag could be punished
Professional soccer player Jesus Datolo is under fire from the president of his team for posing in his underwear in Argentinian gay magazine Romeo Mag. Napoli team president Aurelio De Laurentis is said to be considering sanctions against the player for his revealing spread. Oh yes, the Europeans (Napoli is an Italian team) are soooo [...]
Italian Swimmers for Dolce & Gabbana
European athletes continue to give us plenty to look at. The latest are some elite Italian swimmers who are the featured models for a new Dolce & Gabbana underwear campaign. Pictures after the jump. Share on Facebook