"Of course a Real Madrid or Barcelona player can be homosexual"

Adelaide United footballer Josh Cavallo appeared in a video and in an official statement telling the world that he is a homosexual footballer and that, of course, he is proud of it. The player revealed everything he feels and what has happen up until he made the decision to go public. 

Cavallo broke down one of football's barriers, he received applause from stars in world football and served as an example for many. When contacted by 'Marca', the player said he felt "overwhelmed by the positive reaction" which he has experienced in the coming hours. 

"I've been given a big hug and it's been fantastic to get back on the pitch and feel free in my head. It's as if I played with 100 kilos less on my back," Cavallo said. 

Josh Cavallo said that when he was given the prize for the most promising star, he felt "sad" and wanted to celebrate it, but "he could not:" "I isolated myself from everyone because I didn't want to keep on lying. I wanted to keep on training freely and be the best player I could be without other things in my head."

It's fantastic to get up every morning and be Josh Cavallo. It's a shame it's taken me six years to reach this situation," he continued.

A message for the world

For the cited media outlet, Josh Cavallo wanted to send a message to the whole world as to whether a Real Madrid or Barcelona player could reveal that he was gay. 

"Of course he could. With the reaction there has been to my video, it will be the same or even better for the next person who does it," he said. 

Josh Cavallo said that "in three or four years people are not going to have to do this" because this will become normal. "In the real world it's fine to be gay. Why can't it be the same in football?, he concluded.