Football star Gary Neville has admired Jake Daniels' courage after he became the first UK footballer to come out as gay in 32 years. Blackpool FC forward Daniels, who is 17-years-old, is the first in the men’s professional game to come out publicly as gay since Justin Fashanu in 1990 and is now Britain's only active openly gay professional player.
And continuing with messages of support, former Manchester United defender Gary Neville spoke out about the announcement on Sky Sports on Monday (May 16), admiring Daniels' courage alongside Jamie Carragher. They are among other footballers and clubs publicly praising the 17-year-old following the announcement.
Neville said: “What he has just done takes incredible courage. We both lived in a dressing room and that would seem like the unthinkable to announce you are gay.
