Josh Cavallo admits that he is afraid of the possibility of playing the World Cup with Australia in Qatar: “I am very afraid and I do not want to go there”
Josh Cavallo, in a file photo
Josh Cavallo, Adelaide United footballer who recently explained that he is homosexual, being the first active professional footballer to take this step, he has now confessed his fear to play with the Australian national team in the World Cup Qatar.
In a conversation with Guardian’s Today in Focus, a sports news podcast, Cavallo admitted that “I have read that Qatar applies the death penalty to gays. And this scares me so much that it makes me not want to go there. “
The video of Josh Cavallo confirming his homosexuality
“In the end we are talking about a world: playing it with your country is one of the greatest achievements of a professional footballer. But knowing that it is played in Qatar, a country that does not support the gay community and puts our lives at risk terrifies me. And it makes me wonder if my life is more important than doing something really good in my career, “he mused aloud.
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