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Czech Republic footballer Jakub Jankto, who became the first current international player to publicly come out as gay, says he is 'really happy' he can now play 'without hiding or being scared' [View all]
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-12645859/International-footballer-Jakub-Jankto-says-really-happy-play-without-hiding-scared-coming-gay.html
Czech Republic footballer Jakub Jankto has revealed he is 'really happy' that he can now play 'without hiding or being scared' after he became the first current international player to publicly come out as gay.
The 27-year-old, who joined Italian side Cagliari on a two-year contract in July, revealed the news in a post on social media in February as he followed the likes of Australian Josh Cavallo and Blackpool's Jake Daniels in sharing their sexuality.
He wrote: 'Like everybody else, I also want to live my life in freedom without fear, without prejudice, without violence, but with love. I am homosexual, and I no longer want to hide myself.'
The Czech star - who separated from his former partner Marketa Ottomanska, with whom he has a son, in 2021 - opened up about what it is like to play football today. 'It was a huge moment for me - but after six, seven months, I can say it wasn't a mistake,' Jankto told the BBC.
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