PATRICE EVRA believes there are at the very least two gay gamers at each soccer membership.
And the previous Manchester United participant revealed some homosexual gamers opened as much as him throughout his profession.
He says he was open and understanding so gamers felt they may strategy him - however that standpoint was not at all times adopted by his team-mates.
In an interview with Le Parisien he stated: "On the planet of soccer, it is easy, the whole lot is closed.
"Once I was in England, they introduced in an individual to speak to the crew about homosexuality.
"A few of my teammates stated throughout this trade: 'It is in opposition to my faith, if there's a gay on this locker room, he has to get out of the membership'.
"At that second, I stated: 'Everybody shut up. You understand'."
"Me, I performed with gamers who had been gay. Nose to nose, they opened as much as me as a result of they're afraid to speak about it in any other case.
"There are at the very least two gamers per membership who're gay. However on the planet of soccer, if you happen to say it, it is over."
Presently there is only one overtly homosexual skilled footballer - Adelaide United star Josh Cavallo.
And on Saturday Cavallo was topic to homophobic abuse throughout a match in opposition to Melbourne Victory.
Adelaide United have condemned the abuse whereas authorities are decided to stamp out homophobia within the recreation.
Within the UK, the Crown Prosecution Service has reiterated its zero-tolerance strategy to homphobic chants from the terraces.
There have been a number of cases of Chelsea gamers being labelled as "lease boys" - a time period the CPS has dominated a homophobic slur and due to this fact a hate crime.
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