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Rogers debuts with Galaxy, first openly gay professional soccer player
CARSON, Calif. — Robbie Rogers became the first openly gay male athlete to play in a U.S. professional league on Sunday night, making his Major League Soccer debut with the Los Angeles Galaxy.
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Gay soccer player Robbie Rogers comes out of retirement, joins LA Galaxy
LOS ANGELES — Robbie Rogers is joining the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer in another step by openly gay athletes in professional sports.
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Openly gay soccer star Robbie Rogers may be planning a comeback
Robbie Rogers, the former Columbus Crew player who came out in February, may be planning a comeback.
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San Jose Earthquakes forward Alan Gordon suspended for gay slur
SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose Earthquakes forward Alan Gordon has been suspended for three games and fined an undisclosed amount for what Major League Soccer called “unacceptable and offensive language” toward an opponent after using an anti-gay slur.
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Soccer’s Alan Gordon faces possible suspension over gay slur
San Jose Earthquakes forward Alan Gordon issues an apology on Monday and faces possible suspension after NBC cameras captured him shouting “fucking faggot” at Portland Timbers player Will Johnson on Sunday.
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Gay soccer player Robbie Rogers: ‘Football hid my secret’
Professional soccer player Robbie Rogers, in his first television interview since coming out earlier this year, describes the feeling of being gay and closeted in professional sports, and of going to work each day hoping none of his teammates figure out that he is gay.
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Sounders’ Marc Burch opens up about his suspension for homophobic slur
TUKWILA, Wash. — Seattle Sounders defender Marc Burchsaid Tuesday the suspension he received for using a homophobic slur during a playoff game last season needed to be harsh and was deserved.
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Robbie Rogers: If you are on the sidelines, you’re not in the game
I really hope that Robbie Rogers reconsiders retirement and promptly returns to the field. I’ve got news for him, he will be gay for the rest of his life, but his athletic ability will be short-lived. If soccer really gave him such incredible joy, there is no reason he can’t discover himself while still on the team. Presumably, they will allow him to visit gay bars and join LGBT political organizations after practice is over, so I don’t really see the conflict…
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U.S. national team player, MLS star Robbie Rogers comes out, announces retirement
‘My secret is gone, I am a free man, I can move on and live my life as my creator intended’ — And with that statement, former Major League Soccer player Robbie Rogers announced Friday that he is gay, and — at the age of 25 — is retiring from the sport.
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Soccer’s Matt Jarvis: Time for a gay footballer to be comfortable enough to come out
U.K. soccer star Matt Jarvis appears on the February cover of Attitude, Britain’s leading gay magazine, and says it is time that a gay footballer felt comfortable enough to come out.