Rainbow shoelaces for footballer

Soccer players in England and Scotland were asked to support the campaign against homophobic attitudes by wearing a rainbow-patterned shoelaces next week.

This rainbow shoelaces motif has been sent by a charity that protects gay rights group, Stonewall club to 92 Premier League and Scottish Football League as well as 42 professional teams in Scotland.

Campaign which supports the rights of gay footballer wants the football players wear rainbow patterned shoelaces at game 21 and 22 September.

This action by them in an attempt to change attitudes and instead urging a person to admit he was gay.

"It is time for the football club and the players to step forward and show clear stand against homophobic attitudes in national competitions," said Stonewall Deputy Chief Executive Laura Doughty.

"By wearing rainbow shoelaces, players will send a message to support gay players."

In February, the FA has also issued a number of tools to help combat this issue campaigns, they named the current action as Football v Homophobia.

The FA had to campaign against homophobic attitudes, but the response was not good.

Little response

But this campaign is not received an encouraging response from the players in England, there were only 29 of the 92 clubs are actively involved in this campaign action.

"It is time for the football club and the players to step forward and show clear stand against homophobic attitudes in national competitions"

Laura Doughty

So far none of the players in the English and Scottish Professional League claiming openly as gay.

Leed Former players from the U.S., ClickRobbie Rogers who stopped playing in February had announced that he was gay and claims could not continue his career as a footballer attitude towards this issue.

He then decided to play again and strengthen the LA Galaxy.

Before Rogers only two football players who openly said that they are gay.

In 1990 the England Under-21 player, Justin Fashanu was the first professional player in Britain who declared himself gay when active career.

Swedish league player, Anton Hysen-the son of former Liverpool defender Glenn Hysen-also has said publicly that he is gay in an interview ddengan Swedish football magazine in 2011.