In less than 24 hours, the young footballer has become a household name; written about on the front pages, discussed on morning television, mentioned countless times on social media, and praised by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson
When 17-year-old Jake Daniels publicly came out as a gay on Monday, phones pinged as the UK's media raced to push out news alerts. This is a big story. . "I've known my whole life that I'm gay, and I now feel that I'm ready to come out and be myself," the English footballer said in his statement.Until Monday, Adelaide United's Josh Cavallo was the only current openly gay top-flight male professional footballer in the world.
Secrets can, after all, be a burden so the freedom to be himself off the pitch gave him the freedom to express himself on it. The reaction to Daniels' announcement has been positive. The world of football, its players, pundits and governing bodies at least, has united. Thomas Hitzlsperger, who came out after retiring, said"well done" to Daniels on Twitter and former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand tweeted:"Massive respect for this brave decision.
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