There are no male players across the country’s top four divisions who are publicly gay.

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Lisa Evans hopes English football will soon have an equivalent of Josh Cavallo but fears it «could still be a long way off yet».

Adelaide United midfielder Cavallo said publicly in October he was gay, becoming the only known current male top-flight footballer to be out.

While a number of players at clubs in English women’s football are publicly out, there are none across the country’s top four divisions in the men’s game, the42.ie reports.

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