Mikel Arteta: Last News

Football Association diversity officer offers an insight into the animosity an LGBT player could experience.The 40-year-old, who had previously played for clubs including Manchester United, Juventus, and AS Monaco, said that he was shocked by just how many West Ham players said they would want a gay team-mate to leave the club.‘It’s like you can’t be a gay football player, people will go mad,’ Evra told Gabby Logan on the Mid Point podcast.‘I give the example, when I was playing for West Ham, someone from the English federation came and he said “we need to accept everyone” and the amount of players that were like “no, if some of my team mates are gay they have to leave now. I won’t do any shower [with them]”.Two Manchester United stars pulled apart after 'shocking' bust-up in training'Lost the plot' - Paul Merson slams Mikel Arteta after Arsenal's defeat to SpursJude Bellingham makes transfer decision amid Man Utd, Chelsea and Liverpool links‘I stand up and I say “shut up, shut up everyone, can you hear yourselves?” We still don’t accept everyone.