OutSports. He's also the only known male professional soccer player in the world to be out right now, reported The Guardian.
Not being his authentic self was tiring, Cavallo, 21, said. He said it was only due to concentrating on playing soccer that he was able to carry on.“I’m trying of trying to perform at the best of your ability and to lead this double life,” Cavallo said in the video. “It’s exhausting.
It’s something I don’t want anyone to experience.”He said that he first believed that people would think differently of him or start making fun of him once they found out he was gay.“That’s not the case.
If anything, you’ll earn more respect from people,” the soccer player said. “The response and support I’ve received, it’s immense.