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Daily Mirror
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Jacob Leeks

Jake Daniels opens up on moment he came out as he sends advice to LGBT+ players

Jake Daniels has opened up on the moment he came out as the UK's first openly gay professional footballer for more than 30 years.

The Blackpool youngster came out in May, the first British professional footballer to do so since Justin Fashanu. It was a monumental moment for the LGBT+ community and for football, with Daniels following in the footsteps of Josh Cavallo and Collin Martin.

The striker has already spoken out against FIFA's decision to hold the most recent World Cup in Qatar, a country that persecutes the LGBT+ community. And now he has opened up on his team-mates' first reaction to the news that he would be coming out as gay.

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