A closeted football player living in the United Kingdom has written an anguished letter to the popular newspaper The Sun detailing life as a closeted gay man.
The anonymous player fears coming out would have a detrimental effect on his career.“As a kid, all I ever wanted to be was a footballer,” the player begins, before going on to detail the excitement of his dream coming true when he entered the professional leagues. “However there is something that sets me apart from most of the other players in the Premier League.