It takes courage to make such an announcement when you have only just started your playing career. At just 21 years old, Josh Cavallo became the first active soccer player to come out yesterday. If other athletes have already done it in other sports or after retirement, this had not yet happened for an active footballer. After posting a touching video on his social networks, the young Australian received a lot of support, especially from stars. If his first message went viral with nearly 160,000 likes, the athlete was able to count on the rapid support of Antoine Griezmann and his former teammate in Barcelona, Gérard Piqué.
A little later in the day, other football stars came to show their solidarity with Josh Cavallo, starting with the defender of the France team, Raphaël Varane. “It must have taken a lot of courage, Josh. You have my full support !!”, he wrote on Twitter. His Manchester United teammates Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard also took to their social media post. Another champion also took the time to send strength to the Australian and not less, since Zlatan Ibrahimovic was also keen to support him. “You are a champion. Football is for everyone. Big respect”, he wrote on Twitter.