Jake Daniels coming out will have ‘domino effect’, says inclusion expert

17-May-2022 16:52:27 | The Guardian

PFA’s Simone Pound believes more male footballers will follow
Pound involved in lead-up to Blackpool player’s announcement

Jake Daniels’s decision to come out as gay promises a domino effect that will allow more men in professional football to be open about their sexuality, according to a figure involved in the process that led to the Blackpool player’s announcement.

Simone Pound, who has worked for more than 20 years on issues of inclusion in football, believes the moment may finally have arrived when men’s football ends a historic taboo.