Blackpool striker Jake Daniels, 17, has become the first active British male professional footballer to come out as gay.
The teenage forward is the first British male footballer to come out publicly since Justin Fashanu, and he says he hopes that his decision to go public about his sexuality will encourage others from within the game who are hesitant to do the same.
"Now is the right time to do it. I feel like I am ready to tell people my story. I want people to know the real me," Daniels told Sky Sports News.
