LGBTIQ footballers advocate for change
A new organisation has officially launched that aims to promote LGBTIQ participation in football (soccer) and advocate on issues affecting the LGBTIQ sports community. Pride Football Australia will support the development of grassroots LGBTIQ football clubs, help make existing clubs and associations more inclusive, and work with the sport’s governing bodies to address ongoing issues […]
FA Chair suggests gay footballers could come out collectively
Greg Clarke, the Chairman of the Footballer’s Association in the United Kingdom has suggested a way that the popular game could embrace gay players. Speaking to The Times, Clarke said it would be good if several players announced that they were gay at the same time so that one person did not have to stand […]
Website slammed for offering bets on footballers coming out
An online betting website in the UK is facing major criticism for encouraging users to place bets on which English footballer will be the first to come out as gay. The site Win Cash Live listed a selection of players and odds in light of a report from The Mirror that two Premier League stars […]
ManOnMan: Rounds 16 + 17 | Jemma No Longer In Top Spot
Over the past fortnight the tally board has seen some of the biggest changes it has ever had, with pretty much everybody changing their positions… including Jemma, who has been in the lead since Round 1! Lets take a look at the tally board at the end of Round 17… After two fantastic weeks of […]
NFL Drafts First Openly Gay Player
Michael Sam has been drafted to play for the Saint Louis rams, making him the first openly gay player to be drafted for the USA’s National Football League. ESPN broadcasted Sam receiving the news over the phone. The athlete was tearful at the good news, and after hanging up the phone embraced his boyfriend and […]
Man on Man – Jemma STILL Retains the Lead
Six rounds in and Jemma from the Court Hotel still holds first place and is still 4 points ahead of current second place holder RTRfm’s Paul Van Lieshout. An amazing jump for BarbieQ who has crept up from the bottom of the ladder at 15th place to 8th place this week! Here’s an update on […]
Footy Focus
Let’s Get Physical There are a lot of wounded football fans, in the west after the Fremantle Dockers’ defeat in the big AFL grand final on the last Saturday in September. Even though the Dockers were fit enough and definitely talented enough to be versing minor premiers Hawthorn, they were lacking the experience and suffered […]
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