ANTON HYSEN
joins JUST A BALL GAME? as Patron and Role Model.-MEDIA RELEASE.
Today we at Just A Ball Game? are very
excited to announce that Liverpool born and
current Swedish 3rd division player Anton Hysen has agreed to team up with our campaign and activist
organisation as a Patron and Role Model.
The out and proud gay man announced himself
on the scene back in March 2011 when he gave an interview to Sweden’s Football
magazine’ Offside’ and became only the 2nd
player in football history still playing the game to talk of his sexuality
publicly.
He immediately asked questions like, “Where
is everyone else?” continuing “I am sure of who I am, I was born this way, I
have nothing to hide.” He stated that, ”Mostly everyone around me is really
positive, I am hopeful this will mean others can do the same.”
On his announcement team mate Niklas Tidshoard says" It should not be an issue but it is, it's been tough for Anton,half of the team knew before,but the dressing room is a very hard place, there are many jokes about playing like a man."
Anton said “I am very happy to be a role
model for young LGBT people through becoming a Patron of Just a Ball Game?
Speaking of the news fellow JBG? Patron and
former Sunderland FC player Kieron Brady said, “ As a Patron of Just a Ball
Game I would like to extend a warm welcome to Anton.
With his profile being
raised in these shores it will hopefully act as a catalyst to all relevant
parties to stop trying to suppress this abnormality that sees us with so many
male professional players but none who are openly Gay or Bi-sexual."
With Anton joining the JBG? team we now have 2 current playing LGBT people as our Patrons and Role Models,said Lindsay England,the other being Manchester City Ladies and former Wales International goalkeeper Andie (Andrea) Worrall.
Speaking this week Anton says, " At the end of the day, all that matters is what you can achieve on the pitch,not outside of it! Anyone can play regardless of if you are gay."
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Lindsay England.
well done just a ball game -a level playing field for ALL
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