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So about that \u2018anonymous footballer\u2019 coming out on Twitter\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n

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A Twitter account allegedly maintained by an anonymous sports star<\/a> about to come out as gay<\/a> has been conspicuously deleted, just one day before the user would have revealed his identity.<\/p>\n

@footballergay captured international attention for his tweets, in which he promised he hoped \u201cto break the mould\u201d and planned to \u201creveal his identity soon.\u201d Other tweets had said that the user would announce his identity today, July 24<\/a>. Instead, he deleted the account.<\/p>\n

Related: Gay pro footballer promises he\u2019s coming out soon\u2026 very soon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cI thought I was stronger. I was wrong,\u201d he tweeted just before deleting his account. Previous tweets had hinted at his identity, indicating that he was under the age of 23 and played in English Football League Championship.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust remember that I\u2019ve got feelings, without coming out I can\u2019t convince anybody otherwise, but this isn\u2019t a hoax. I wouldn\u2019t do that,\u201d the user added. The BBC also reports receiving several private messages from the user detailing his fears and reasons for coming out.<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, observers have already accused the user of planting a hoax given the timing of the deletion. In either case, men<\/a>\u2019s soccer has only a handful of out-gay<\/a> players, including US player Robbie Rodgers and Swedish player Anton Hysen. Other players, like France\u2019s Olivier Giroud, have called it \u201cimpossible\u201d for male<\/a> players to come out as gay<\/a>, and criticized the air of homophobia over the sport.<\/p>\n

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