Hands up, I’ve been labelling Thomas Hitzlsperger for years.

Professional footballers in England and Scotland have been invited to support a campaign addressing homophobia in the game by wearing rainbow laces in their boots next weekend.

Former Leeds winger Robbie Rogers claims he could not have continued his career after coming out as gay last month due to the "pack mentality" that changes the way footballers behave.

Former England international Gareth Southgate says players would accept a gay team-mate in the dressing room.

Move over Kylie – Adele has been unveiled as a new gay “icon”.