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Patrice Evra: “In football if you say you're gay, it's over”
The former Manchester United player, Patrice Evra, spoke about homosexuality in the world of football, showing the difficult times they have to face inside and outside of the courts.
In an interview with the newspaper Le Parisien, the ex-soccer player confessed that in his time as a player he went through difficult times due to las attitudes of his teammates.
“I have played with players who were homosexual… One by one, they opened up to me because they are afraid to talk about it in another way. There are at least two players per club who are gay. But in the world of football, if you say it, it’s over.” Patrice Evra pic.twitter.com/FzTE8GukrV
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“In football if you say you’re gay, it’s over. When I was in England they brought a person to speak to the team about homosexuality Some of my teammates said in that conversation: ‘It’s against my religion, if there is a homosexual in this locker room, he has to leave the club,’ he said.
Evra played football in England since 2005 until the 2014 at Manchester United, a team in which he won all the trophies he could.He played his last season at 2014-2018 at West Ham United.
“At that moment I said ‘everyone shut up’. Can you imagine it? I have played with players who were homosexual… One by one, they opened up to me because they are afraid to talk about it in another way. There are at least two players per club who are gay. But in the world of soccer, if you say it, it’s over”, assured Evra.
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