Australian professional footballer Josh Cavallo announced on Wednesday that he is gay in a video message released by his A-League club Adelaide United.”I’m a footballer, and I’m gay,” Cavallo said in the emotional video titled ‘Josh’s Truth.’ “All I want to do is play football and be treated equally.”I know there are other players living in silence,” the 21-year-old added. “I want to help change this, to show that everyone is welcome in the game of football and deserves the right to be their authentic self.”pic.twitter.com/CwrfpeWRVL— Josh Cavallo (@JoshuaCavallo) October 27, 2021 The video was accompanied by a statement posted to Cavallo’s Twitter account.Barcelona star defender Gerard Pique took to Twitter to offer his support to Cavallo, tweeting: “I want to thank you for this step that you take. The world of football is far behind, and you are helping us move forward.”##NAJAVA_MECA_5928979##However, unlike Pique, Antoine Griezmann and many others, AS Roma striker Eldor Shomurodov reacted very offensively. The Uzbek forward wrote:”I am a footballer, and I am not fine with that. Not comfortable at all. Imagine your kids playing football with gays. Fuck no! Why do people accept this as normal? Men for women and women for men”.Shomorudov’s tweet (©Twitter/SC)This kind of attitude received a lot of criticism from colleagues and football fans, and his Twitter profile has been suspended shortly after.What’s your call on this one?
