“Sometimes football is ahead of society and sometimes, in this case, football is behind society. Mousinho told the PA news agency: “Yes, I can, though I don’t think it’s going to be any time soon. Jake Daniels coming out as gay is pivotal in football’s ongoing battle with homophobia Mousinho can see there being a time in the future when players coming out will be normal. The chairman of the Professional Footballers’ Association – John Mousinho – has praised Blackpool youngster Jake Daniels for coming out as gay.ĭaniels is the first openly gay active professional footballer in the UK since Justin Fashanu in 1990.
