Which england players are gay

England with 6 out

England legend Gary Lineker, 61, said last month he knows of “one or two” gay Premier League players who have been very close to coming out. Jassina Blom. More than a fifth are publicly out as LGBTQ. Here are all the out LGBTQ+ Lionesses players on the England squad hoping to win the Women's Euro this summer.

If someone has not made a public declaration to the media that they are LGBTQ, they can still be included on this list if they are living their life as an out person on social media, particularly if they are clear and open about being in a same-sex relationship.

For our initial rundown, Outsports respectfully reviewed the public-facing social media accounts of every athlete named in squads for Eurowhile compiling relevant news items and other information. The post England, with 6 out gay players, wins Women’s Euro Cup.

Tine De Caigny. We always err on the side of caution. Yet progress is by no means complete, with two of the 16 countries competing at Euro — Italy and Poland, both European Union member nations — yet to introduce equal marriage by law.

The team tournament is being held in Switzerland, with a total of players named in the final squad lists. Sarah Wijnants. Kassandra Missipo. Nicky Evrard. There are players in the squads for the UEFA Women’s Euro in Switzerland. Similarly, girlfriends Beth Mead England and Vivianne Miedema Netherlands — Euro champions with their countries in and respectively — could line up on opposite sides in the Group D game in Zurich five days later.

As recently as last summer, Italy midfielder Annamaria Serturini became the first footballer from her country to enter into a domestic same-sex civil union. Players at Euro who do not yet meet our criteria can still be added, and it should be expected that our celebratory list will grow between now and the final on July Last update: July 2.

Femke Bastiaen. Pernille Harder. That was just no. Subscribe to our Newsletter today. Also out is Pia Sundhage, whose goals fired Sweden to victory in the first-ever Euros back in and who is now in charge of Switzerland. Four weddings and a football!

Ella Van Kerkhoven. Laura Deloose. Occasionally, athletes inform us that they do identify as LGBTQ but ask not to be included on the list for personal reasons. In other sports (namely, the WNBA and NWSL), I was able to find double as many confirmed straight people as confirmed gay people.

[1][2] As of Maythere is only one openly gay male footballer in England's top four men's divisions, Jake Daniels, a forward for Blackpool F.C. (who came out in May ). Our weekly playbook is packed with everything from locker room chatter to pressing LGBTQ sports issues.

Homosexuality in English football has been described as a taboo subject by both players and the media. Stars tie the knot in stunning Pride wedding ceremonies. However, it appears there was no acknowledgement of Pride Month from UEFA so far in June, and it remains to be seen whether permission will be granted this time for rainbow armbands to be worn by any captains wishing to do so.

Welcome to the world of European women’s football! Isabelle Iliano.