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Stephen Kenny hails 'charismatic' Michael Obafemi after return to senior fold

Kenny has hailed the Irish star as he returns to the senior squad.

Irish Mirror

Ex-Bolton Wanderers, Blackpool, Crystal Palace & Swansea City striker announces retirement

Stephen Dobbie spent a season at Wanderers in the 2015/16 campaign

Manchester Evening News

Midfielder previously linked with Bolton Wanderers & attracting Championship clubs offered new deal

Blackpool and Preston North End have been reported as tracking AFC Wimbledon's Anthony Hartigan, who was linked with a move to Wanderers before January

Manchester Evening News

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Player’s bravery should lead to football’s Gay Lives Matter moment

THE decision by the 17-year-old Blackpool FC player Jake Daniels to come out publicly about his homosexuality should be a watershed moment for…

The National (Scotland)

Finally - Nottingham Forest aim to set record straight after sorry saga of play-off failures

The Reds go to Wembley on Sunday to play Huddersfield Town for a place in the Premier League

Nottingham Post

The final day stat that should worry Leeds United fans ahead of final day Brentford clash

The final day of the Premier League season will decided whether Leeds or Burnley will be playing Championship football next season.

Leeds Live

What a play-off final win and Championship football would be worth to Sunderland

The Black Cats are hoping to end their four year stay in League One

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Adams, Alnwick, Tanner and Collins – Cardiff City's unheralded new quartet and what they can bring

The Bluebirds have had a quick start to the transfer window and it is due to the work which has been put in over the last few months

Wales Online

‘A pivotal moment in football’: Anita Asante praises inspirational Jake Daniels

Blackpool forward Daniels made the announcement about his sexuality via a statement published on the club’s official website on Monday

The Independent UK

League of Ireland hero praises first openly gay player in 30 years Jake Daniels

Danny Ventre has coached Daniels at Blackpool since the striker was 12

Irish Mirror

Jake Daniels must find a balance between being a footballer and a role model

It is phenomenal to see the support the Blackpool player has had after coming out. Now he needs good people around him

The Guardian - UK

Jake Daniels coming out will have huge impact, says Justin Fashanu’s niece Amal

The Blackpool forward became the first gay footballer in Britain to come out while still playing since Fashanu

The Independent UK

Rangers 2008 UEFA Cup XI - where they are now ahead of Europa League final?

A Northern Ireland hero is one of two of that season's squad set to play in yet another Euro final for Rangers, 14 years on

Belfast Live

Brave Jake Daniels may shatter a footballing taboo

Jake Daniels’s decision to come out as the first openly gay male footballer in the UK has the potential to change not just the teenager’s life but the game as a whole.

Evening Standard

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Daily Record

Ellis Simms insists Hearts Scottish Cup Final is career high as he targets Jambos and Everton double

Big striker struck a sensational semi final goal to help beat Hibs and wants to finish the job against Rangers.

Wales Online

LGBTQ+ fan 'can't stop smiling' after Blackpool footballer comes out

Pride in Football co-chair Joe White expresses "awe" at Jake Daniels' decision to go public about his sexuality

Belfast Live

Glentoran star's call-up to Northern Ireland camp no surprise to Oval boss Mick McDermott

Conor McMenamin included in Ian Baraclough's panel for St George's Park get-together

The Guardian - UK

Thanks for your leadership, Jake Daniels: a gay man and professional footballer

The young Blackpool forward has shown remarkable strength to take this step – he deserves the freedom now just to play

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Harry Kane and Eric Dier send message to Blackpool's Jake Daniels after coming out as gay

The Spurs duo alongside many other players and clubs have sent positive messages to the 17-year-old who has done something not many thought would be possible within the footballing remit in this country

The Guardian - UK

World of football unites in support for Jake Daniels after he comes out as gay

Jake Daniels has received praise from across football after coming out as gay, with the FA calling the forward ‘an inspiration to us all’

The Independent UK

Blackpool’s Jake Daniels will be ‘inspiration to many’ after coming out, says PM

Boris Johnson praised the young forward, who became the first British man in professional football to come out publicly since Justin Fashanu in 1990.

Football London

Chelsea message Jake Daniels as Blackpool star becomes first gay UK pro footballer in decades

Blackpool youngster Jake Daniels has announced that he is gay, becoming the first professional footballer in the UK to do so since Justin Fashanu in 1990, with Chelsea among the clubs to send their support

Chronicle Live

Blackpool football player Jake Daniels, 17, makes history by coming out as gay

The 17-year-old made a historic statement where he said: "I am ready to be myself, be free and be confident with it all."

AAP

Cavallo inspired UK's first gay footballer

Adelaide midfielder Josh Cavallo's decision to come out helped inspire Blackpool teenager Jake Daniels to become the only gay professional player in England.

Manchester Evening News

Blackpool forward Jake Daniels becomes first professional footballer in UK to come out as gay in 32 years

"Now it’s out, and people know. Now I can just live my life how I want to and you know what? It’s been incredible.”

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