There are at least two gay men in every team, but they are afraid to admit it, says the French legend. He has his own experience of homophobia

The Premier League and football clubs not only in England are fighting not only against racism, but against all forms of hatred and discrimination. That is why Patrice Evra, the Manchester United legend, surprised many people with his recent statement.

Patrice Evra has had a really great career. He spent most of it at Manchester United, and then he said goodbye to professional football at West Ham.

Overall, he won 5 Premier League titles, but with the Red Devils he also won the Champions League, the Club World Cup, the League Cup three times and the FA Community Shield four times. In addition, he won the Italian Serie A three times with Juventus, besides that he also dominated the Italian Cup three times and the Super Cup once.

In short, an enviable career. However, the former French footballer did not always experience only good times. In fact, in an interview with Le Parisien, he spoke out about homophobia among the footballers he worked with.

“When I was in England, our team had a lecture on homosexuality. Some of my teammates said that it was against their religious beliefs and that if there was a homosexual in the team, he should leave the club,” Evra was quoted as saying.

How did he react? Of course he stepped in and defended the homosexuals. “I played with players who were gay. They opened up to me face to face, they are afraid to talk about it. There are at least two homosexuals in every club. But if they admitted it, it would mean the end of them,” he said.

It is worth noting that Evra broached the subject just days after Adelaide United midfielder Josh Cavallo, who is currently the only openly gay player among professional footballers in the Australian league, was found to be homophobic.

Source: Goal, Le Parisien