– Britain’s Prince William supplied reward and assist to Jake Daniels after the Blackpool ahead got here out as homosexual, saying he hoped the groundbreaking choice would function an inspiration.
Daniels, 17, introduced on Monday that he's homosexual, turning into the primary lively male skilled soccer participant in Britain to take action because the late Justin Fashanu in 1990.
“What Jake has executed takes braveness and can hopefully assist break down limitations that don't have any place in our society,” William wrote on Twitter on Tuesday.
“I hope his choice to talk overtly provides others the arrogance to do the identical … Soccer must be a sport for everybody.”
Daniels, who stated he needed to turn into a task mannequin for others, has additionally obtained assist from quite a lot of present and former gamers, together with ex-Germany worldwide Thomas Hitzlsperger who got here out in 2013 after retiring.
“Effectively executed @Jake_Daniels11 Have a beautiful profession! Nice to see the assist of @BlackpoolFC and @stonewalluk to make this potential,” Hitzlsperger wrote on Twitter.
Former England defender Gary Neville stated Daniels’ announcement “will go down in historical past” and will assist change the dressing room tradition within the males’s sport.
“What he has executed takes unimaginable braveness,” Neville stated on Sky Sports activities’ Monday Evening Soccer programme. “In a dressing room, that would appear just like the unthinkable to announce you're homosexual. I can’t think about how tough that has been.
“The sport has not handled this situation effectively in any respect… A dressing room may be an evil place, you consider the initiation ceremonies, the peer stress and vulnerability you have got. The way in which through which Jake spoke was completely unimaginable.”
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