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Brave gay teen Championship star «will come-out in TV interview»
A BRAVE teenage footballer has told his club he is going to come out next week — and become the only current openly gay male professional player in Britain.
He has been given the full backing of teammates and officials at his Championship club, the Sun reports.
According to the newspaper, sources say he is «very relaxed» about his sexuality and the announcement he plans to make in a TV interview — and is keen to «break the stigma» over the issue.
They added: «The player told club officials and his manager about this a few weeks ago and his family already knew».
«The club made it very clear it was his decision and they would back what he wanted to do», Sun reports.