taxes for banks. so, madam deputy speaker, at least at the bankers on short haul flights sipping champagne will be cheering this budget today. josh cavallo, a 21 year old who plays professional football for adelaide, has become the only male player at the top level, to announce that he s gay as our sports correspondent katie gornall reports. i m a footballer and i m gay. with those six words, josh cavallo, in a video released by his club, adelaide united, made a powerful admission and also international headlines. all i want to do is play football and be treated equally. cavallo s announcement was met with an outpouring of support, including the likes of gary lineker and clubs such as liverpool and barcelona. today, he said he wanted to be a positive role model for gay footballers. there was a long period in my life where it brought me sadness, and it took me
josh cavallo, a 21 year old who plays professional football for adelaide has become the only male player at the top level to announce that he s gay as our sports correspondent katie gornall reports. i m a footballer and i m gay. with those six words, josh cavallo, in a video released by his club, adelaide united, made a powerful admission and also international headlines. all i want to do is play football and be treated equally. cavallo s announcement was met with an outpouring of support, including the likes of gary lineker and clubs such as liverpool and barcelona. today, he said he wanted to be a positive role model for gay footballers. there was a long period in my life where it brought me sadness, and it took me to a dark place. it was over six years of pain, and i m so happy and excited to put that to rest today. today is so positive, it s my freedom day, and i have never been this
cavallo s announcement was met with an outpouring of support, including the likes of gary lineker and clubs such as liverpool and barcelona. today, he said he wanted to be a positive role model for gay footballers. there was a long period in my life where it brought me sadness, and it took me to a dark place. it was over six years of pain, and i m so happy and excited to put that to rest today. today is so positive, it s my freedom day, and i have never been this happy in my entire life. such an announcement is rare in men s professional sports. the former aston villa midfielder thomas hitzlsperger only felt comfortable coming out publicly after retiring, while it s 31 years since justin fashanu became the first and only top flight english footballer to come out as gay whilst still playing. we re in 2021, it s a different time to what it was before, it s more accepting. i hope that one day, someone can follow my lead and come out, too. and it s just normal, it becomes normal, you know?
for gay footballers. there was a long period in my life where it brought me sadness, and it took me to a dark place. it was over six years of pain, and i m so happy and excited to put that to rest today. today is so positive, it s my freedom day, and i have never been as happy in my entire life. such an announcement is rare in men s professional sport. the former aston villa midfielder thomas hitzlsperger only felt comfortable coming out publicly after retiring, while it is 31 years sincejustin fashanu became the first and only top flight english footballer to come out as gay whilst still playing. we re in 2021, it s a different time to what it was before, it s more accepting. i hope that one day someone can follow my lead and come out too. and it s just normal, it becomes normal, you know? playing football, it doesn t matter who you are. everyone s welcome. for those footballers who feel that being open about their sexuality might negatively impact their career, cavallo wants to show