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Louis van Gaal's astonishing claims over gay footballers and advice over coming out

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Louis van Gaal has made the astonishing claim that there are only a few gay players in football. The former Manchester United boss insisted in an interview with Dutch LGBT newspaper that the game “is not a mirror of society.” Van Gaal, 68, who retired a year ago after a glittering coaching career that also saw him work in Holland, Spain and Germany, admitted that he had his suspicions that certain players he managed were homosexual.

But he says that sexuality remains such a taboo subject inside dressing rooms that he would never advise a player to come out.

Asked if there are any gay players in the professional game, Van Gaal said: “Yes, but not many. “The football world is not a mirror of society.” Van Gaal's words will not help the

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