Some recent quotes from out and proud footballers, who are in relationships with fellow footballers...
Vivianne Miedema, NEDWNT & Arsenal WFC:
[ Interviewer: For the kids who don’t know, you’re dating Lisa right? ] “Yes. Yeah, she’s a really good footballer, sometimes right back and sometimes right winger. She sometimes gives me the assist. So we talk about football a lot and that’s a really special thing to share with each other.”
Magdalena Eriksson, SWEWNT & Chelsea FCW: “We’ve said this many times, our football career is so short – such a short time of the whole life we’re gonna have hopefully together so, if that means 4 or 5 years apart, we’re hopefully going to spend the rest of our lives together anyway so it’s not gonna be big if you relate it to that.”
Pernille Harder, DENWNT Captain & VfL Wolfsburg: Harder says it is “natural” for her to be open and hopes the younger generation feel the same way. “I don’t want to hide anything or be embarrassed about who I love,” she says. “It’s important we are open so boys and girls can see it’s OK to love the person you love whether it’s a man or a woman, it really doesn’t matter. I also think it’s a topic in society as a whole now. People talk a lot about it and in the women’s game there’s no problem, it’s more an issue in the men’s game.”
Tierna Davidson, USWNT & Chicago Red Stars: Davidson seems comfortable in herself and in who she is, talking about her girlfriend of two years, who may get to come to France to watch Davidson play if the US is still in the tournament by semifinals. “Fingers crossed, if we get there, she’ll be there,” Davidson said, laughing at a suggestion this was extra motivation for the team to advance.
Sam Kerr, AUSWNT Captain & Chicago Red Stars: “She helped me a lot through my injury,” she said.
“That’s maybe why I feel so deeply connected to her, because that was the worst time in my career and at the same time, I had one of the most exciting things building in my life. It’s been really nice to have someone in your life that challenges you to be the best you and I think that’s been a really big part of the change in my career, is her being herself. She’s just a safe place for me.”
Katie McCabe, IRLWNT Captain & Arsenal WFC: McCabe, who at 21 became the youngest-ever captain of the women’s national team, is cognisant of the fact coming out may not be as easy for others, and understands the platform and responsibility she has to support the LGBT+ community.
“We were thinking about this and if we change one or two lives with this and they can come out and feel like they can talk about it then that’s our job done,” the midfielder continues. “Who knows, but it gives those people a voice to show everyone it’s okay to be who you are. I’m not ashamed of who I am. I don’t hide anything. I don’t hide anything on my Instagram or Twitter but I think this is the first time doing interviews about it, although nothing has changed for me. I am who I am, who I have always been. Speaking about it is important.”
Ashlyn Harris, USWNT & Orlando Pride: “Soccer is my job, it’s not my life. She is what makes me happy. She is my life. So, soccer doesn’t bleed into that. I make sure of it.”
Ali Krieger, USWNT & Orlando Pride: “It’s really nice to share these moments with her, to make these memories with her and really have someone in your corner that understands the process,” Krieger said. “And I think it’s really good for us to share this, because I’m pretty sure this is our last big tournament together.”
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