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Gay soccer star Robbie Rogers announces retirement
Rogers became the first openly gay athlete in a major U.S. sport when he came out; with his retirement there won’t be any out professional athletes.
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Gay soccer star Robbie Rogers is the face of Target’s new clothing line
Target also introduced a line of gender neutral clothing earlier this year and spent $20 million to add gender neutral bathrooms to its stores.
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UK soccer chief wants pro players to come out together this year
He wants lots of players to come out when “the crowds are happy, the sun is shining.”
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Robbie Rogers, Greg Berlanti announce their engagement with cute Instagram posts
The couple has been together since 2013 and welcomed a son into their family earlier this year.
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Soccer star Robbie Rogers teaching his son Caleb to kick will give you the awws
The out soccer player captioned his adorable Instagram video: “Caleb thinks my touch is pretty hilarious.”
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Former Major League Soccer player Matt Hatzke comes out as gay
“I truly believed that I could never come out as gay while playing professional soccer. It was that year in MLS that I had reached my breaking point. My release from soccer put me on the path to coming out to myself, my family and my friends.”
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In new memoir, Robbie Rogers rues slow acceptance of gays in sports
NEW YORK — Los Angeles Galaxy soccer star Robbie Rogers wants some company, now that he’s the last man standing as an openly gay athlete in a U.S. professional league. Jason Collins recently retired from the NBA, and Michael Sam is without an NFL team. That leaves Rogers, the first openly gay player in Major League Soccer, hoping for a bigger fraternity.
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Robbie Rogers gets multi-year contract extension with LA Galaxy
CARSON, Calif. — Robbie Rogers has agreed to a multiyear contract extension with the LA Galaxy. The Galaxy didn’t announce the terms of their deal Thursday with Rogers, the first openly gay player in MLS.
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Openly gay soccer player Robbie Rogers to write memoir
NEW YORK — Robbie Rogers, the first openly gay male athlete to play in a U.S. professional league, has a memoir scheduled to be published next year.
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Rogers talks coming out, returning to soccer as first openly gay player
Major League Soccer player Robbie Rogers, the sport’s first openly gay athlete, spoke with the “CBS This Morning” on Monday about returning to soccer after his retirement, and coming out to the public.