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Impossible to stay in soccer once I came out, says Rogers

March 29, 2013 13:00
LONDON (Reuters) - United States international Robbie Rogers has said it is "impossible" to remain in soccer after publicly declaring your homosexuality. The 25-year-old, who last played for English second-tier side Leeds United, said last month he was stepping away from football after becoming only the third professional footballer to announce he was gay. "In football it's obviously impossible to come out," Rogers said in an interview with the Guardian newspaper on Friday.

Football: Rogers comes out as gay and ends career

February 15, 2013 16:30
Robbie Rogers, a former US national team midfielder and 2008 Olympian, announced in a blog posting on Friday that he is gay and that he is retiring from football at age 25. Rogers, whose four-year stint with the Columbus Crew included a Major League Soccer title in 2008, played briefly for Leeds United this season but left the club after a loan deal to English League One side Stevenage expired last month. In a blog posting linked to his Twitter account, Rogers made an emotional revelation under a message that simply said, "Just getting some sh*t off my chest."

UPDATE 1-Soccer-U.S. winger Rogers comes out as gay and steps back from game

February 15, 2013 16:00
(Adds details, reaction) By Simon Evans MIAMI, Feb 15 (Reuters) - United States international Robbie Rogers has come out as gay and says he is stepping away from soccer. The 25-year-old, who recently played in England for Leeds United and Stevenage and has 18 caps for the U.S. team, wrote on his website - under the title "The Next Chapter" - that he had been afraid to raise the issue. There are no openly gay players playing in Major League Soccer or in the English professional leagues.

Football: Rogers comes out as gay and ends career

February 15, 2013 15:46
Robbie Rogers, a former US national team midfielder and 2008 Olympian, announced in a blog posting on Friday that he is gay and that he is retiring from football at age 25. Rogers, whose four-year stint with the Columbus Crew included a Major League Soccer title in 2008, played briefly for Leeds United this season but left the club after a loan deal to England League One side Stevenage expired last month. In a blog posting linked to his Twitter account, Rogers made an emotional revelation under a message that simply said, "Just getting some sh*t off my chest."

Soccer-U.S. winger Rogers comes out as gay and steps back from game

February 15, 2013 15:00
By Simon Evans MIAMI, Feb 15 (Reuters) - United States international Robbie Rogers has come out as gay and says he is stepping away from soccer. The 25-year-old, who recently played in England for Leeds United and Stevenage and has 18 caps for the U.S., wrote on his website - under the title "The Next Chapter" - that he had been afraid to raise the issue.
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