As the FIFA World Cup approaches, there’s a statistic that keeps spinning in my mind. At the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, there were 96 publicly out LGBTQ players across the 32 participating countries. At this year’s men’s FIFA World Cup, there will again be zero out players across 48 teams. Sixteen more teams, 96 fewer out athletes. What’s more, in the history of the men’s World Cup, there has not been one single gay or bi player to compete whi…
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