Footballer Anton Hysen First a British rugby captain, then an England cricketer, now an elite Swedish footballer has come out. Anton Hysen, an Utsiktens BK player, believes it’s “fucked up” that no other Swedish footballer has come out. “I am a footballer. And gay”, he told Offside magazine. “If I perform as a footballer, then I do not think it matters if I like girls or boys.” Hysen, son of Liverpool football star Glenn, said people could call him anything they liked, “it will just make me even more psyched.” The 20-year-old has followed rugby’s Gareth Thomas (former Lions and Wales captain) and cricket’s Steven Davies (England wicketkeeper) out of the closet.
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First published: Thursday, 10th March 2011 - 8:31pm