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Fomer Aston Villa and Germany midfielder is highest profile footballer to come out
Thomas Hitzlsperger, the former Aston Villa, Everton, West Ham and Germany midfielder, has become the first Premier League player and highest-profile footballer to announce he is gay.
In an effort to further the debate about homosexuality among sports professionals, Hitzlsperger talked openly about his sexuality to German newspaper Die Zeit but admitted that he was discouraged from coming out while he was still playing.
Thomas Hitzlsperger, the former Aston Villa, Everton, West Ham and Germany midfielder, has become the first Premier League player and highest-profile footballer to announce he is gay.
In an effort to further the debate about homosexuality among sports professionals, Hitzlsperger talked openly about his sexuality to German newspaper Die Zeit but admitted that he was discouraged from coming out while he was still playing.