Growing number of football fans would back gay national players - poll

The poll showed changing attitudes among fans towards gay players.

Four in five British football fans would have no problem if an international player from one of the home nations came out as gay or bisexual, a poll has shown.

The poll, conducted by fan opinion platform Forza Football and LGBT campaign group Stonewall, asked 50,000 supporters in 38 countries about their attitudes to inclusivity and anti-gay abuse.

Overall, three in four fans would be comfortable with a player from their national team coming out, with nearly nine out of 10 fans in both Iceland and...