Valerie Mulcahy: I wish a sports star coming out wasn't so significant

Valerie Mulcahy commends Jake Daniels for his courage in coming out publicly, but wishes sport would create a space where athletes didn’t have to announce their sexuality

Jake Daniel. Picture: Sky Sports

I would love to be writing about another sports star who had the courage to come out as gay.

Well, I'm well aware of the significance of English professional soccer player Jake Daniels coming out this week, oddly enough, I wish it wasn’t significant.