Jakub Jankto

2023 - 2 - 13

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'I no longer want to hide' – Czech international Jakub Jankto ... (Morning Star Online)

CZECH REPUBLIC international Jakub Jankto has become the highest profile current male footballer to announce he is gay. Jankto, who plays for Sparta Prague ...

With a regular donation to our monthly Fighting Fund, we can continue to thumb our noses at the fat cats and tell truth to power. The Morning Star is unique, as a lone socialist voice in a sea of corporate media. The purpose of this video is to encourage others.” The Professional Footballers’ Association said: “Well said, Jakub. I’m homosexual and I no longer want to hide myself.” Like everybody else, I have my strengths, I have my weaknesses.

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Czech Republic international Jakub Jankto announces he's gay (ESPN)

The Sparta Prague midfielder released a video on social media on Monday saying that he wants to live his life "in freedom" and that he no longer wants to "hide" ...

Scottish footballer Zander Murray also announced last year that he is gay, and he is the first player open about being gay in Scotland's men's professional leagues since Fashanu, who played for Hearts in 1994. You have to be free." You cannot forbid anyone to be what they want to be. No more questions. No further comments. Without fears.

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Czech international Jakub Jankto comes out as gay (The Athletic)

The Czech Republic international Jakub Jankto has come out as gay. In a video the 27-year-old Sparta Prague midfielder said he is “homosexual and I no ...

I have a job which I have been doing it as best as I can for years with seriousness, professionalism and passion. No more questions.“You have our support. “I am Jakub Jankto and like everybody else I have my strengths and I have my weaknesses,” he said in a video released on Twitter.

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Czech soccer player Jakub Jankto comes out as gay (ABC News)

PRAGUE, Czech Republic -- Czech Republic midfielder Jakub Jankto posted a video on social media on Monday saying he is gay, making him one of the most ...

Football is for everyone." The 27-year-old Jankto is playing for Sparta Prague this season on loan from Spanish club Getafe. I think each person should be free, I don’t have any problem with this,” Neymar said through a translator.

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'I no longer want to hide': Jakub Jankto, Czech international, comes ... (The Guardian)

Jakub Jankto, the Czech Republic international and Getafe midfielder on loan at Sparta Prague, has come out as gay. The 27-year-old is the highest-profile ...

Football is for everyone”, while Fifpro, the global union for players, tweeted “Live your life, Jakub. Like everybody else, I also want to live my life in freedom without fears, without prejudice, without violence, but with love. The official Premier League Twitter account replied to Jankto’s message by posting: “We’re with you, Jakub.

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Czech footballer Jakub Jankto becomes first active international ... (CNN)

Czech football star Jakub Jankto has become the first active international men's player to announce he is gay.

[Jake Daniels](http://www.cnn.com/2022/05/17/football/jake-daniels-blackpool-spt-int/index.html), an 18-year-old striker for Blackpool in England’s second tier, came out in May 2022. You’re a true inspiration, and European football is with you!” UEFA, European football’s governing body, wrote: “Well done, Jakub. Like everybody else, I also want to live my life in freedom without fears, without prejudice, without violence, but with love. “No further comments. No more questions.

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Jakub Jankto: Getafe's on-loan midfielder comes out as gay in social ... (Eurosport.com)

The Czech Republic international made the announcement on his social media, saying "I no longer want to hide". The former Udinese midfielder is currently on ...

I have my friends. I have my weaknesses. Jankto joined Getafe from Serie A club Udinese for €6m in 2021. I have a family. No more questions. No further comments.

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Jakub Jankto: Czech Republic international comes out as gay in ... (Sky Sports)

Getafe midfielder Jakub Jankto, who is on loan at Sparta Prague, has become the third active footballer to come out as gay, following Adelaide United ...

"This is a history-making moment for the men's game. The purpose of this video is to encourage others." That in itself is a really significant moment for football. We're all with you!" Nothing else matters." I'm homosexual and I no longer want to hide myself."

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Czech soccer player Jakub Jankto comes out as gay (Yahoo Sports)

"I am a homosexual and I no longer want to hide myself."

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"I no longer want to hide:" Czech footballer Jakub Jankto announces ... (CBS News)

Czech soccer player Jakub Jankto announced on Monday that he is gay in a video posted to social media, becoming one of only a few openly out active ...

Football is for everyone." Like everybody else, I also want to live my life in freedom — without fears, without prejudice, without violence, but with love." The video closes with on-screen text that clarifies the video is not "entertainment," but rather that "the purpose of this video is to encourage others."

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Star Czech soccer player Jakub Jankto comes out as gay - Sports ... (Sports Talk Florida)

PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AP) — Czech Republic midfielder Jakub Jankto posted a video on social media on Monday saying he is gay, making him one of the most ...

The 27-year-old Jankto is playing for Sparta Prague this season on loan from Spanish club Getafe. [https://apnews.com/hub/soccer](https://apnews.com/hub/soccer) and [https://twitter.com/AP_Sports](https://twitter.com/AP_Sports) [posted a video on Twitter](https://twitter.com/jakubjanktojr/status/1625117590182928384) saying: “I’m homosexual.

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Jakub Jankto comes out as gay (Sounder At Heart)

Czech international joins small but growing contingent of male footballers living openly.

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Neymar expresses support for out gay pro soccer player Jakub Jankto (Outsports)

As one of the most iconic players in the world, Neymar's words of encouragement are a very big deal.

“Like everyone else, I too want to live my life in freedom. “Like everyone else, I have strengths, I have weaknesses, I have a family, I have friends, I have a job in which I have done the best I could for years, with seriousness, professionalism and passion,” he said. Jankto currently plays in Spain’s La Liga and competes for the Czech Republic on the international stage. [troubling regression in LGBTQ inclusion we’ve seen across sports in recent months](https://www.outsports.com/2023/2/13/23590376/nhl-bettman-triathlon-lgbtq-inclusion-trans-legislation). On Monday, he offered his unequivocal support to Jakub Jankto, the Czech pro soccer player who just [publicly came out as gay](https://www.outsports.com/2023/2/13/23597756/jakub-jankto-gay-soccer-comes-out-la-liga-czech-republic).

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