12 top football players are gay and reluctant to come out due to the a negative climate and homophobia in sports--all this according to UK's Paull Elliott, central defender for Chelsea and Celtic teams.
The footballer was speaking at 'Homophobia--Football's Final Taboo.'
Also, "BBC commentator Bob Ballard, who chaired the event, criticised the FA and Chelsea for allowing the appointment of Phil Scolari as Chelsea manager. Brazilian Scolari had said that he would never have a gay player on his team, which is against the FA's equal treatment rules. Accusing the FA of double standards, Ballard said that if Scolari had said he would kick out black or Jewish players he would have never been appointed at Chelsea."
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