Who are the gay footballers?

Yesterday the News of the World rocked its readers in an exclusive about two Premier League players being involved in gay activities.

Apparently the tabloid has seen mobile phone recording of these two players - with another man - having fun and being engaged in kinky stuff.

And today, UK tabloids, blogs and football fansites are speculating as to the indentity of the two players.

From the report yesterday we know that:

Player A is described as a household name with a reputation as a rebel
on and off the pitch.

Player B is said to be a goal-scoring midfielder.

In the recording Player A puts a mobile phone in his boxer shorts, then the
other star rings it so the phone vibrates. The third man is pictured
caressing and kissing the stars. Player B is also reported to have performed
oral sex on Player A.

News of the World said the orgy took place at a flat belonging to one of
the stars. Both footballers have had girlfriends and one is said to be still in
a relationship.

While it is accepted everywhere else in the society, including in politics, in the UK, homosexuality is still a major taboo in football.

Football is more akin as the last vestige of male macho world. No one talks about homosexuality in this sports and if there are gay players, they dont flaunt it at all.

The last openly gay player was Justin Fashanu. He committed suicide in 1988 after the unbearable pressure of being gay.

Just recently the English media gave a hint as to the nature of Sol Campbell's personal problem. Some overtly indicated that his sexuality was about to be revealed by a Sunday tabloid, and thus his poor performance on the field for Arsenal against West Ham.

However that remains a speculation and the papers are still writing about Sol's liaison with three different women - at the same time.

I am sure there are many gay players in this sports. Some even performing at the highest level. However it is not going to be easy for them to openly proclaim their sexual preferences.

Going back to the present exclusive, I guess everyone will be searching high and low for more details as to who these two players are.

I am just waiting for the tabloids to give us readers more clues. With that we can piece together their identities.

p/s: I am not suggesting the players in the photo are gays. On this instant, I think they were overwhelmed with emotions after winning a game.

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