Best Quote by Chris Sutton

Once the first gay footballer comes out, others will follow.

— Chris Sutton

An openly gay footballer would be exposed to abusive comments.

— Philipp Lahm

A lot of institutions and other sports are quite liberal and forward thinking but, for some strange reason, football has never adequately broached the…

— Joey Barton

Because it's so testosterone driven, it'd be really really difficult for a gay player to stand up and say 'hey, I'm gay and an…

— Jerome Bettis

My whole thing is, I'm a football player who is gay.

— Carl Nassib

I think the best part of being gay is when you're done [with sex], you could turn over and talk about football.

— Andrew Dice Clay

I would go on record saying that there is probably one gay or bi-person in every football team. They're there, they are 100 per…

— Troy Deeney

I am now gay 'cause I have watched Ronaldo...

— Peter Sagal

I think people now - you know, a lot of athletes have come out and said, I would definitely accept, you know, a gay…

— Megan Rapinoe

I'd love to see an openly gay player, a really, really good gay player come out.

— Charles Barkley

It bothers me when I hear these reporters and jocks get on TV and say: 'Oh, no guy can come out in a team…

— Charles Barkley

Homophobia in male sports is much stronger than in women's sports; the locker room environment is a lot different. It's going to be much…

— Megan Rapinoe