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English football hero secretly gay for decades over fears 'it's not accepted'

Daily Star 1 min read 12 hours ago

A 'hard as nails' centre half admitted he 'hated' playing football in England's top-flight because he was forced to live a lie despite knowing one of his team-mates was also gay
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