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"Jake Daniels, who plays for the team "Blackpool," has become the first English footballer since 1990 to admit that he is homosexual. The 17-year-old footballer gave an exclusive interview to "Sky Sports," revealing that he realized he was homosexual when he was still very young, but for a long time he tried to pretend otherwise. "I can't say exactly when I realized this, but it happened when I was only five or six years old. For a long time, I tried to live a lie. At that time, I thought that once I reached a certain age, I would just find a girlfriend and everything would change. However, later I realized that things didn't work out that way. I had a few girlfriends, but it was just a cover-up. For a long time, I thought I wasn't ready to reveal the whole truth, but I don't want to hide anymore. I wondered if I should wait until the end of my career before admitting it, as no one in professional football has admitted being homosexual up to now. However, I want to be myself and not hide. When I told my family and team mates about it, it was a great relief for me," said J. Daniels.
