Press release: Football is everything, even gay
The last taboo in football loosens. The German Football Association (DFB) has recognised homophobia as a recurrent problem in football. At the first DFB Fan Conference in June in Leipzig, the problem of homophobia in German football was discussed for the first time ever. This week, the European Gay and Lesbian Sport Federation (EGLSF) will hold an international conference about homophobia in football in Antwerp. The „…More than Playing Games“ - Conference on July 12, 2007 will be in remembrance of the only openly gay UEFA referee, John Blankenstein. The Dutch referee led international games for 17 years. He died [...]