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Tom Daley: 'Gay footballers will receive support if they come out'

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Tom Daley believes that gay footballers would receive a lot of support if they chose to be open about their sexuality.

Olympic diver Tom Daley has expressed his belief that gay footballers will get support from their peers if they decide to come out.

The 20-year-old, who is currently in a relationship with Oscar-winning director Dustin Lance Black, revealed that he was gay via a YouTube video last December.

"I think people would be surprised how supported they'd be if they were to come out in a football environment," Daley said at the Leaders in Sport conference in London.

"But you don't have to do a YouTube video and announce that you're straight. It shouldn't be anyone's business. You should just be able to live your life the way you want to live it. It comes down to each individual person. At the time I individually felt ready, I did it. Everyone's been really supportive."

There are no openly gay footballers currently playing in the Premier League.

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