‘I don’t want to hide anymore’: Czech international Jakub Jankto comes out as gay – video | Soccer

Jakub Jankto, Czech Republic international and Getafe midfielder on loan at Sparta Prague, has come out as gay. The 27-year-old is the highest-profile male soccer player to come out publicly. In a video posted on Twitter, Jankto said: ‘Like everyone else, I also want to live my life in freedom, without fear, without prejudice, without violence, but with love. I’m gay and I don’t want to hide anymore’