{"id":4270,"date":"2025-08-13T10:15:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T10:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/13\/former-soccer-player-claims-that-some-gay-players-have-fake-girlfriends-out-of-fear\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T10:15:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T10:15:59","slug":"former-soccer-player-claims-that-some-gay-players-have-fake-girlfriends-out-of-fear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/13\/former-soccer-player-claims-that-some-gay-players-have-fake-girlfriends-out-of-fear\/","title":{"rendered":"Former soccer player claims that some gay players have fake girlfriends out of fear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\"><span class=\"capital-letter\">f<\/span>Ormar footballer Marcus Urban is known for being the first player in the country to come out as openly gay, but the top European leagues claim that there are still football players in the top league who resort to &#8220;fake girlfriends and fake marriages&#8221; to hide their sexual orientation.<\/p>\n<p>Urban, who currently works as an activist and spokesman on LGBTQ+ issues in sports, shares his thoughts in an excerpt published by the German newspaper Bild. The statement is part of the book Mensch Fubor Star (human, soccer star), written by Swiss journalist Andreas Boni, and is scheduled to be released on August 18th. In the book, figures such as Rossard Massaus and FIFA President Gianni Infantino participate in conversations about what they still consider to be taboo subjects.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__summary\">\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--video  video-dailymotion ue-c-article__media-video-responsive ue-c-article__media-video-responsive--16-9\"><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\" itemprop=\"description\">\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">Messi &#038; Antonella was discovered at Cold Play concert cam<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>In his speech, Urban says that despite social advances, the main obstacles in which soccer players come out are no longer media or fans, but &#8220;the fear of the players and people around them.&#8221; &#8220;I also sincerely believe that fans are no longer an issue. Clubs, by general terms, aren&#8217;t. Today, it&#8217;s about the climate inside,&#8221; he says.<\/p>\n<p>The previous player describes this silence-fed network of interest. &#8220;They organize fake marriages with fake girlfriends. At the same time, there are institutions that organize sexual encounters. They will continue to make good money.<\/p>\n<p>Urban recalls that a joint event was planned on May 17th in 2024 by several experts to reveal orientation, but the project was thwarted. &#8220;Players are frustrated by their desire for freedom many times. Some people wanted to come out. After all, no one was brave. There are still too many people who advise them not to do that around them. Media lawyers, advisors, family&#8230; benefits from their money and fame, and their own fears with their false pseudo-subject people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/football\/2025\/08\/13\/689c5b8146163fb4658b45e7.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>fOrmar footballer Marcus Urban is known for being the first player in the country to come out as openly gay, but the top European leagues claim that there are still football players in the top league who resort to &#8220;fake girlfriends and fake marriages&#8221; to hide their sexual orientation. 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