Justin Fashanu's story is a tragic one, from being professional footballai??i??s first A?1 million black player to being driven to commit suicide.
Former Aston Villa and VfB Stuttgart star Thomas Hitzlsperger recently announced that he was homosexual, joining a very small number of footballers to come out in the open about their homosexuality. Here is a look at the difficulties faced by gays in football and a plea for change.