Blackpool’s Ekpiteta apologises for past homophobic social media posts

18-May-2022 14:03:05 | The Guardian

Teammate Jake Daniels came out as gay on Monday
‘I am proud to be your teammate,’ says Daniels

The Blackpool defender Marvin Ekpiteta has apologised for historical homophobic social media posts that have left him embarrassed in the wake of his teammate Jake Daniels coming out as gay.

On Monday the 17-year-old Blackpool forward came out publicly, becoming the first openly gay male footballer in Britain to do so while still playing since Justin Fashanu in 1990.