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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Paul McAuley

LGBTQ+ community's turbulent relationship with football this year

It’s been a turbulent year for the LGBTQ+ community and their relationship with sports - particularly football.

Whilst there have been many things to celebrate, for example, Jake Daniels coming out, it wasn’t long before it seemed we had taken two steps backwards with the World Cup. Other notable incidents include the likes of a tweet sent from Iker Casillas' account but this was arguably outshined by the achievements of the queer women belonging to the England Women’s Team.

With this in mind, we asked Liverpool’s LGBTQ+ football fans, footballers and supporter club founders if they believe this was a progressive year for the community in football.

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