Lampard hoping to see a gay footballer come out

Manchester City midfielder, Frank Lampard, has said he would like to see a gay player come out soon and be treated with respect.

The former England international, was speaking on Channel 4’s Chatty Man, when the host – Alan Carr, who is openly gay – insisted that some footballers in England were homosexual.

“We have had a couple come out afterwards,” Lampard admitted. “I think it is a fact they will be out there, they are in all lives and times, but we are at fault as a sport. It is that old syndrome where it is a man’s game and you can’t talk about that.

“I have to say the game is changing a lot, there are a lot of campaigns and I feel it in the dressing rooms. I would love it if someone came out and everyone treated it with respect.

“This silly thing that we are macho and we play football is very old hat.”

The 36-year-old also stated that he will always see himself as a “Chelsea boy”, because of the hugely successful time he spent at Stamford Bridge.

On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 8:22 AM, Ifreke Inyang <ifreke.inyang@dailypost.ng> wrote: Lampard hoping to see a gay footballer come out Manchester City midfielder Frank Lampard, has said he would like to see a gay player come out soon and be treated with respect.

The former England international, was speaking on Channel 4’s Chatty Man, when the host – Alan Carr, who is openly gay – insisted that some footballers in England were homosexual.

“We have had a couple come out afterwards,” Lampard admitted. “I think it is a fact they will be out there, they are in all lives and times, but we are at fault as a sport. It is that old syndrome where it is a man’s game and you can’t talk about that.

“I have to say the game is changing a lot, there are a lot of campaigns and I feel it in the dressing rooms. I would love it if someone came out and everyone treated it with respect.

“This silly thing that we are macho and we play football is very old hat.”

The 36-year-old also stated that he will always see himself as a “Chelsea boy”, because of the hugely successful time he spent at Stamford Bridge.

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