Cavallo was subjected to homophobia during the match: “There are no words”

At the end of October, the Australian footballer arrived Josh Cavallo looks gay. He then became one of the few openly gay men in elite football and said that one of the reasons why he chose to tell about his orientation was to show others that everyone is welcome in football and that everyone should dare to be themselves.

He was then met with a great positive response from the football world. But when he played a match with his Adelaide United on Saturday, he instead had to endure the opposite.

“I do not intend to pretend that I did not see or hear the homophobic violations at yesterday’s match. There are no words for how disappointed I was,” Cavallo himself wrote on social media on Sunday.

He believes that he hoped that society would now have come further and that it should not be accepted without the people behind homophobia being punished.

“Hatred will never win. I will not apologize for living my truth and on this occasion, who I am outside of football. To all you young people who have to endure homophobia, keep your head high and keep chasing your dreams. You will “Know that there is no place for this in football. Football is a sport for everyone no matter who you are”.

Cavallo also says that after the match he is met with great support, which he thanks for in his statement.

“Thank you for all the positive messages, all the love and support, which outweighs the negative. To the individuals who heard from me after taking a stand during the match, I praise you. Thank you to the supporters, you moved me. Love comes always win “, he concludes.

Cavallo was substituted in the 54th minute against Melbourne Victory. The match ended 1-1.

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