Czech international Jakub Jankto has paid tribute to Sparta Prague fans who loudly cheered him when he made his first appearance since coming out as gay.
Jankto became the first active men's player to be a current member of an international team when he released a video last Monday. He was immediately flooded by supportive messages from across the footballing world.
There have previously been concerns about the reaction of supporters to an openly gay player, but Sparta fans appear to have eased those worries. Jankto has spent several weeks out injured, but was fit enough to come on as a substitute against Jablonec on Sunday.
