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England and Watford striker says there is one or more gay or bisexual players in every club.
Talking on the BBC Podcast, Grounded with Louis Theroux, Deeney said: “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 cent there.
“I think people that are gay or from that community definitely are very worried about having to shoulder the responsibility of being the first. I think once the first comes out, there would be loads.
“If they came out and said it, I genuinely believe you would get, in the first week, at least 100 people that went ‘me too’. Just because they don’t want to be the face of it.”
The Watford captain who returned to action for Watford in a friendly on Saturday ahead of the Premier League return, added: “I think there is now a bigger platform than ever to be a gay athlete of any nature.
“I also wonder why people finish football, rugby, whatever the sport it might be, and then go ‘I am gay’. I feel like it must be a real heavy load to carry throughout all your whole sporting career.”
Troy Matthew Deeney is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for and is captain of Premier League club Watford. Deeney started his professional career at Walsall.
