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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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FIFA urged to show leadership on discrimination after alleged gay slurs at World Cup match
RIO DE JANEIRO — A monitoring group has challenged FIFA to show leadership in tackling discrimination after the sport’s world governing body dropped an investigation of Mexico fans chanting an alleged gay slur. FIFA’s disciplinary panel ruled Monday that the chant heard during Mexico vs. Cameroon on June 13 “is not considered insulting…
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FIFA drops investigation over alleged gay slur at World Cup match
RIO DE JANEIRO — The FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) will take no action against the Mexican football federation over fans chanting an alleged gay slur at World Cup matches. FIFA says its disciplinary panel decided the chant “is not considered insulting in this specific context,” and that it dismissed a charge…
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Mexico coach defends alleged gay slur chanted by World Cup fans
SANTOS, Brazil — Mexico coach Miguel Herrera has defended World Cup fans chanting an alleged gay slur which is under investigation by the sport’s international governing body. Mexico fans shouting the slur as the rival team’s goalkeeper takes a goal kick is “not that bad,” Herrera said Friday.
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FIFA investigates Mexico for anti-gay slurs during World Cup match
RIO DE JANEIRO — The FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) is investigating claims that Mexico fans chanted anti-gay slurs during its opening match against Cameroon at the World Cup. FIFA says “disciplinary proceedings were opened against Mexico for improper conduct of spectators” last Friday in Natal.
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UN official: Gay soccer players at the World Cup should declare sexuality
Gay soccer players at the World Cup in Brazil should declare their sexual orientation to help make gays and lesbians accepted around the world, U.N. Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay said on Monday.
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British court finds soccer player guilty of anti-gay gesture
BRIGHTON, England — A British court has found Turkish forward Colin Kazim-Richards guilty of making an anti-gay gesture at a match while playing for Blackburn.
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Major League Soccer OKs steps to protect gay players from discrimination
ALBANY, N.Y. — Major League Soccer has agreed to new measures to protect gay players from discrimination and harassment following similar steps by Major League Baseball and the NFL.