Gary Lineker hopes a Premier League player will come out as gay during the Qatar World Cup to send a strong message to the host nation where homosexuality is a crime. The Former England striker told the Daily Mirror he knows two gay Premier League players who have been “very close” to coming out.
He said: “It would be great if one or two of them came out during the World Cup. I know for a fact some have been very close and contemplated it.
“There’s a couple I know, but obviously it’s not for me to say who they are.”
