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‘I have been fighting my sexuality’: A-League player Josh Cavallo comes out as gay

27-Oct-2021 02:31:59 | The Guardian

• Only known current male top-flight professional to be out
• ‘It’s been a journey to get to this point in my life,’ he says

A-League midfielder Josh Cavallo has come out as gay, making the Young Socceroo the only known current male top-flight professional footballer in the world to be out.

The 21-year-old announced the news in a lengthy and heartfelt social media post, which accompanied a personal video shared by his club Adelaide United, writing that he was “ready to speak about something personal that I’m finally comfortable to talk about in my life”.