Premier League posters will end homophobia in soccer … or perhaps not
Feb 1, 2012, 10:05 AM EDT
The Professional Footballers’ Association, the union association for pro soccer in England and Wales, has sent all 92 teams the poster you see here … to raise awareness of homophobia in the game. The Premier League seems determined to find a gay player in its ranks, so that he can come out and prove that their campaign to promote tolerance is working. Not going to happen anytime soon, IMHO.
The lack of gay footballers has been brought to the limelight by a BBC documentary being shown on Monday night. In Britain’s Gay Footballers, it will be claimed a gay official was unable to talk to the programme about his sexuality by his bosses at the PGMOL.
No player or official in Britain has come out since Justin Fashanu in 1990 although Hysen in Sweden and David Testo in America did last year. English cricketer Steve Davies and Welsh rugby player Thomas are also openly gay.
