With his left knee on the ground, the Australian footballer Josh Cavallo, who declared his homosexuality in an emotional video in 2021, proposed to his girlfriend on the grass of the stadium of his team, Adelaide United. “Soon husband and husband,” Cavallo said in a series of photos published Wednesday night on the social network Instagram showing the delivery of the engagement ring and a photo of the future couple holding hands.
Cavallo, a 24-year-old left back, thanked the same publication for the “endless support” his team has given him since he decided to go public with his homosexuality, becoming one of the few active players to say he is gay. “You gave me a safe space in football, one that I never thought in my wildest dreams could be possible, and you encouraged me to live every day of my life for real. It is right to share this special moment on the field, where everything started,” said the footballer. In October 2021, the player said he felt “liberated” after revealing his homosexuality through a video that was applauded and supported by teammates and sports stars.
Since Cavallo made the move, at least two other active professional players have decided to make their sexual orientation known, in 2022 Englishman Jake Daniels, who plays for Bradford in the North of England league, and in February 2023 the Czech Jakub Jankto , player for Cagliari of the Italian Serie A. Previously, Thomas Hitzlsperger, former German player for Aston Villa, Stuttgart, Lazio, West Ham, Wolfsburg and Everton, was the most famous football player who met the his homosexuality, but he did so a year after his retirement in 2013.
Source: La Verdad
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