Sydney: Adelaide United’s Josh Cavallo has publicly announced he is gay, becoming the first footballer to open up about their sexuality while playing in the A-League Men competition.
The midfielder has played 19 games for the Reds since making the move to Adelaide from Western United.
The A-League club said it stood alongside Cavallo for being true to himself, and would continue to love and support him as a member of its diverse family.
Cavallo, who is now the only known gay top-flight male player currently active in world football, has opened up on how “exhausting” it has been for him to hide his true self over the course of his career.
“I’m a footballer and I’m gay,” Cavallo said in a video posted on Adelaide’s official website. “All I want to do is play football and be treated equally. I’m tired of trying to perform at the best of your ability and to live this double life, it’s exhausting.
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