Manchester United legend, Patrice Evra has come out to say that some of his team-mates in England did not want gay players at their club for religious reasons. He recently had his say while speaking with the press, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, some of his former teammates said homosexuality is against their religion and they can’t share a locker room with anyone practising it.
Evra added that there are at least two players per club who are gay, but the world of football prevents them from coming out.
His words, “When I was in England, they brought someone to talk to the team about homosexuality,”
“Some of my colleagues said, ‘It is against my religion, if there is a homosexual in this locker room, let him leave the club’ and other comments.”
“At that time, I said, ‘Shut up’. I played with players who were gay. Face to face, they opened up with me because they are afraid to speak otherwise.”
“There are at least two players per club who are gay – but in the world of football, if you say so, it’s over.”
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