Soccer

Three years after coming out, Adelaide United player Josh Cavallo looks good ahead of the 2024/25 A-League season in Australia.

Is it conceivable that, of 4,592 active athletes in major US men's pro sports, there are no gay or bi players? The answer is obvious.

New data shows reports of homophobic chanting and hate crimes recorded most frequently at Chelsea and Brighton matches in 2023/24.

Saudi Arabia's 2034 FIFA World Cup bid chief put forward a familiar 'them and us' scenario in his first broadcast interview.

Andy Brennan has had a superb season at South Melbourne FC and wants to help other gay soccer players through psychology.

The women's football community in England has been rallying around Blair Hamilton after she was subjected to transphobic abuse online.

Ivory Coast head coach Emerse Fae reacted after fans attending an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Bouake produced homophobic banners.

Patrick Yazbek received a two-match suspension under the MLS Anti-Discrimination Policy. Why won't MLS just say it was for an anti-gay slur?

Marta and Lawrence met two years ago and both play for the Orlando Pride.

David Testo says LGBTQ awareness activations in men’s team sports are ‘double-edged sword’ for those not ready to say they’re gay or bi.

Geyse, who has won over 50 caps for Brazil, says she will 'continue to live with courage' despite attacks about her girlfriend.

Out gay defender Tierna Davidson helped the U.S. beat Brazil 1-0 to secure a fifth Olympic title, with Megan Rapinoe among the spectators.

Ann-Katrin Berger, one of eight Team LGBTQ players in the Olympic women's soccer bronze-medal match, secured victory for Germany over Spain.

Marta plays in her final Olympics match at her sixth Games with Brazil, in the gold-medal football match against the United States.

Bev Priestman coached Canada to Olympic women's soccer gold in Tokyo. Now she's been banned for a year over the drone spying scandal.

Tierna Davidson is the only publicly out LGBTQ athlete on the U.S. women's soccer team at the Paris Olympics. It begs the question: Why?

French star Kylian Mbappe, thousands of miles away, was the target of discriminatory chants by Argentina players at Copa America.

Alisha Lehmann’s move to Juventus from Aston Villa comes less than a week after her boyfriend Douglas Luiz made the same switch.

The U.K.'s annual LGBTQ soccer get-together, modeled on Outsports Pride, was this year held at a Premier League stadium and backed by major organizations.

In Arizona, multiple stadium announcements about the homophobic chant fell on deaf ears as the 2026 FIFA World Cup co-hosts were sent home.