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Alex Pattle

Jurgen Klopp ‘proud’ of Jake Daniels after Blackpool forward comes out as gay

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Jurgen Klopp has said he is ‘proud’ of Jake Daniels after the Blackpool forward became the only openly gay active player in the Football League this week.

Daniels, 17, is also just the second British male in football to come out as gay, with Justin Fashanu having done so more than 30 years ago.

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