Josh Cavallo: I still receive ‘multiple’ death threats every day
Adelaide United midfielder Josh Cavallo, who appeared as gay in 2021, said he still suffers from “multiple” death threats every day.
The 25-year-old said football is still a “very toxic place” for openly gay players and has “are a lot of drawbacks.”
When Cavallo, Australia come outhe is the only publicly gay male professional football player.
He told him: “There are still multiple, multiple, multiple death threats every day. FIFPRO’s football player unfiltered podcast.,,,,, External
“In the football world, being an openly gay player is a very toxic place. It’s not something everyone can handle and experience.
“I still think we’ve taken a long way in this field.
“So these factors are factors that people will consider when they come out and they may not come out now, but coming out brings all this attention, it brings all this stress, it brings all these negative effects, it affects their game in the long run.
“It’s hard to say to people ‘Absolutely, come out, be yourself’.
“But that also brings a lot of drawbacks that I don’t think people are aware of.”
Despite threats Cavallo, 21, when Cavallo came out, hoped he would do so earlier.
“I’m tired of being hidden and tired of having to walk around, hiding people, not living my true self,” the midfielder said. Who is engaged His partner Leighton Morrell was in 2024.
“And I was like why it didn’t happen in football? Why is no one able to be themselves and succeed and play football.
“And I know, looking back now, all the negative emotions, all the things.”
