I don’t get it. Robbie Rogers comes out and makes the announcement that he is gay, then he says he is stepping away form the game of soccer. Don’t they allow Gay people to play soccer in this country? I am sure if we searched hard enough we couldn’t find any rules that prohibit gay people from playing soccer. This is 2013 for crying out loud. There are gay people in all kinds of professions. Why does Rigers think because he came out and said he is gay he has to walk away form the game? Rogers plays or should we say played for the U.S. national team. That means this guy is a great soccer player. You just don’t walk on to the U.S. national team. You have to be great at playing the game of soccer. Besides, Robbie Rogers is only 25 -years -old. He still has a lot of year that he could play soccer. Rogers said, “Things are never what they seem. My whole life I have felt different, different from my peers, even different from my family,” He also had this to say; “I always thought I could...
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Robbie Rogers, Former US National Team Player, Comes Out as Gay on Blog, Leaves Soccer
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Robbie Rogers, a soccer player for the U.S. Men’s National Team and most recently under contract with Leeds Unites, came out as gay on his blog on Friday and indicated he was leaving soccer.
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U.S. Soccer Star Robbie Rogers Retires Then Announces He’s Gay In Blog Post
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Robbie Rogers has been a fixture for U.S. Soccer since his early teens. Rogers was a great player and also had a huge secret. Today he let go of one life and embraced another.
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February 16, 2013
On Friday former US Men's National Team member and Columbus Crew winger Robbie Rogers announced on his personal blog that he was stepping away from soccer at the age of 25. He also publicly said that he was gay. After winning the MLS Cup with Columbus in 2008 and making the MLS Best XI, then making 18 appearances with the USMNT, Rogers moved to England and Championship Leeds...
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Friday afternoon, former United States Men’s National Team, Columbus Crew and Leeds United wing Robbie Rogers revealed on his blog that he is gay. This shouldn’t be important, but it is. It shouldn’t be news, but it is. For all that we may look at Robbie Rogers and see unfulfilled athletic potential, he rose to a level most of…
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US footballer Robbie Rogers says he is gay
Robbie Rogers, a former U.S. international playing in England this season, says he is gay and ''could not be happier'' about his decision to go public with his disclosure.
In a post on his personal website, Rogers writes: ''Life is only complete when your loved ones know you. ... Try explaining to your loved ones after 25 years you are gay.''
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NY Times: Robbie Rogers Comes Out, Retires
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February 15, 2013
The former Columbew Crew and U.S. midfielder revealed he is gay through Twitter on FridayThe post NY Times: Robbie Rogers Comes Out, Retires appeared first on The Soccer Daily.
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