Yeah, Rio, why are there no openly gay players in the Premier League?
Always good to hear from Rio Ferdinand, especially when he’s diving headfirst into the heavyweight issues of the day.
This week the former United defender asked his Twitter followers: “Why are there no openly gay footballers in the Premier League?”
Fair question, most people would agree. Unless you happen to be, er, Rio Ferdinand, who tweeted six months ago: “The fascination with the Qs ‘who is gay?’ or ‘why isn’t there a gay player in the Premier League?’ is part of the problem.”
We’re not sure which Rio to agree with, but we’d wager the main problem is the rampant homophobia among players and fans.
Take these comments from a legendary Premier League footballer on Radio 1: “That is not my bag that, that is not my game, talking about going out with geezers. You’re a faggot”.
Who would say such a thing? That would be former Man United defender… Rio Ferdinand!
