Very brave decision by the lad in fairness, especially at 20 years of age, why in this day & age is sexuality still such a huge issue with football players. Is it solely because of the abuse they would get from the terraces from the same d**khead fans who sing about Hillsborough & Munich? The fear of the treatment you would get off 'old school' managers like Allardyce, Ferguson et al should you be unlucky enough to play for them? It's 2011 for f**ks sake, personally speaking couldn't give a s***e if we had a bunch of Thai ladyboys playing for the team if they were getting the right results. Very good ball control so I hear (couldn't resist). This is how Anton explained the reasons behind his decision: "Until now only my family and friends have known about my sexuality – well I think so, at least. That was the funniest thing when my dad made that speech. When he was talking about 'a 16-year-old who didn't want to come out because he feared what his team‑mates would think', that was me. And people thought it so bloody strange that he was allowed to speak at the Pride Festival, that he was a homophobe and so on. Shit, they were so wrong. "It is completely strange, isn't it? It's all ****ed up. Where the hell are all the others? No one is coming out." Anton is 20. He had a contract with the top-flight club Hacken from 2007 to 2009 but a series of injuries meant he was not offered a new deal. He now plays in the second division (the fourth tier) for Utsiktens BK with the hope of moving up the divisions. "I know what I can do," he says. "And if there will be thousands of people abusing me because I am gay then that will only motivate me to play better. "Me coming out may have a bearing on my career [but that is a risk I am prepared to take]. There are people who can't deal with homosexuals. A club may be interested to sign me but then the coach finds out that I am gay and doesn't want to sign me any more. That could happen, but then it is their problem. "I may not play in the top flight but I still want to show that it isn't such a big deal. I am a footballer – and I am gay. If I perform as a footballer, then I don't think it matters if I like boys or girls." Hysen has been widely praised for his decision to come out but there has, inevitably, been some adverse reaction. Swedish channel four had to pull their online article on Hysen because of the amount of abuse the player was getting. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/mar/13/anton-glenn-hysen-gay-pride
Their sexuality is their buisness so I'm really not interested if a footballer or anyone else decides to 'come out'. Not having a go at the OP... its just a general observation of how the public is so obssesed with where a celebrity puts his c*ck. I dont understand it myself.
fair play to him though it really shouldnt be such a big deal these days.people need to move on and get with the times