Are there any gay footballers

In , Urban became Germany's first former football player to come out as gay. Born in in the former East Germany GDR , Urban was one of the most talented young footballers in the communist state. As a midfielder for Rot-Weiss Erfurt he played in the highest youth leagues and represented the GDR at various youth levels.

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When asked if this was likely to happen in the coming years, Liz Ward said: "I really hope so because the amount of outpouring of love and support that came for the likes of Josh Cavallo and Jake Daniels was incredible and also really inspiring. So having a role model like that, who also shares and identifies with you, is so impactful and empowering.

This one is probably the least concern for LGBT players. However, not all footballers have been so supportive of homosexuality. In , when asked about gay footballers in the Italian national team, Milan Striker Antonio Cassano said , "I hope there are none. But if there are queers here, that's their business.