Josh Cavallo: Last News

Australian footballer Josh Cavallo has taken to social media to share the joyous news of his engagement to partner, Leighton Morrell.The announcement, made at Adelaide United's Copper Stadium, marks a significant milestone in Cavallo's journey as both an athlete and an advocate for LGBTQIA+ rights. Josh took to social media announce the happy news, posting a pic of himself on one knee.

3 min read In the field of professional football, where the crowd’s cheers usually drown out the struggles of players, Josh Cavallo of Adelaide United has found himself grappling with a challenge that reached beyond the pitch.

Former Real Madrid and Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas faced backlash on social media, apologising to the LGBTQ+ community, as he claimed his official Twitter account had been hacked to post a coming out message.

Out gay Australian footballer Josh Cavallo has slammed former Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas and former Real Madrid captain Carles Puyol for “joking and making fun” about coming out in football.Casillas had tweeted ‘I am gay’ over the weekend, before deleting it and claiming his social media account had been hacked. Cuenta hackeada. Por suerte todo en orden.

claimed he was hacked regarding a tweet which suggested he was gay. The former Real Madrid goalkeeper posted on social media: "I hope you respect me: I'm gay," and has since deleted the tweet. Casillas has claimed he was hacked after he originally received huge praise for the brave statement.

Football icon Iker Casillas has claimed that he was hacked after deleting a tweet which said that he was gay. The former Real Madrid and Spain goalkeeper's Twitter account shared a post on Sunday afternoon, saying: "I hope you respect me: I'm gay."

New footage has been released in the lead-up of the premiere of A-Leagues All Access, a new Australian sports docu-series that follows Adelaide United players. October is National Coming Out Month, so fittingly, the footage shows the moment Adelaide United player, Josh Cavallo, came out to his teammates as gay nearly one year ago in October.Cavallo came out publicly last year in a video and statement on social media.

Qatar, which has laws that criminalise homosexuality, will host the football World Cup later this year. But, English Football Association chief executive Mark Bullingham claims he has been told Qatar police will not arrest LGBTQI fans for holding hands or kissing in public at the World Cup. The country has faced questions about its human rights records, treatment of migrant workers and homophobic laws ahead of the World Cup. Homosexuality in Qatar  is illegal.

Out gay Australian footballer Josh Cavallo is on a fitness journey and he now has the abs to prove it. Cavallo recently shared a shirtless bathroom selfie video with his chiselled abs on full display.  “Your body is simply a result of your mind’s thoughts.

In Qatar, homosexuality is illegal and carries punishments of up to three years in prison and a fine and the possibility of the death penalty for Muslims under sharia law (though there are no known instances of the death penalty being enforced in the past).Cavallo states that this issue “does concern me.” He muses on the possibility of representing Australia at the World Cup and though it would be an honour, “at the same time, the laws clash,” and could put him at risk.“I want to do something really good in my career. I’ve always dreamed of playing for my country at the World Cup, but do I want my life to be in danger?”After his announcement in October, the midfielder received 700,000 messages within the first 30 minutes, including some from football icons.“When I was younger, I woke up to watch them play early in the morning, so it’s nice to see these straight athletes reaching out and saying, ‘Hey Josh, it’s OK’,” Cavallo said.Cavallo has spoken about Qatar’s anti-LGBTQ+ stance and its penalties in the past.

Craig Napier, a Category one official, went public with his announcement in a video that was posted from the Scottish Football Association account.“We need to see the climate change so that people feel they can be their true self and live happily and comfortably in their own skin.”An important conversation with Category One referee Craig Napier. pic.twitter.com/bYygya2k23— Scottish FA (@ScottishFA) June 2, 2022In conversation with Scottish FA, Napier spoke of the importance of sharing this with the world because, “we need to see the climate change so that people do feel that they can be their true self and live happily and comfortably in their own skin.”Napier became the first openly gay figure in Scottish football since late Hearts forward Justin Fashanu in the mid-1990s.“It’s been really inspiring to see what happened recently, with Josh Cavallo and Jake Daniels”, said Napier.

A 17-year-old is the first actively out professional soccer player in Britain since 1990.Blackpool’s Jake Daniels is the first member of the Premier League in over 20 years to be out while actively playing soccer. In an interview on Monday with British media outlet Sky News, Jake Daniels came out as gay. In the video, Daniels explained he felt it was time after “such a long time of lying” about his identity. Daniels was signed as a forward onto the Blackpool team in February of 2022.

3 min read In a plot twist that not even TV’s break out hit Ted Lasso has tackled (pardon the pun), 17-year-old Jake Daniels has become the first UK male professional footballer in more than 30 years to come out as gay and has been praised for his bravery by everyone, including Josh Cavallo, the Australian player whose […]

Jake Daniels is bravely coming out.

Ian Roberts, the first openly gay rugby league player, has called out the NRL, New Zealand Warriors, and North Queensland Cowboys for their slow reaction time in the wake of a homophobic slur shouted during a game, on Friday night.Roberts was disappointed that it took the club two days to respond to the slur and cited the Josh Cavallo incident in January as a positive example of what should have been done in this case. Warriors player Marcelo Montoya has been identified as the player that used a homophobic slur against Cowboys player Kyle Feldt. During Friday’s game, Montoya, who had floored Feldt in a tackle, could be heard in the broadcast audio saying “get up Kyle, you f****t”.Montoya, who apologised for the slur, will plead guilty to the NRL judiciary.

2 min read Footballer Josh Cavallo, currently the only professional playing in a professional football league in the world, has hit out at spectator homophobic abuse and also the failure of Instagram to do more to eliminate abuse from its platform.

We’ve had a lot of people come out this year from Josh Cavallo to Superman and Lois’ son, but Santa Claus coming out as gay in a Norwegian postal service ad might not have been on many people’s Bingo cards.For their 2021 Christmas advertisement campaign, Posten Norge have released a four minute love story titled ‘When Harry Met Santa’ which shows Father Christmas (or should we say Daddy Christmas) kissing another man.Our story begins with a hunky and shirtless Harry discovering Santa in his living room where the two stare longingly into each other’s eyes for several seconds before Santa makes a quick escape up the chimney. For the duration of the ad we see short encounters between Santa and Harry while also getting a glimpse into Harry’s

Australian footballer Josh Cavallo, who came out as gay a fortnight ago, has shared his fears about playing at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, a country that punishes homosexuality with the death penalty. Qatar is ranked 143 out of 150 nations on the LGBTQ+ travel safety index, making it one of the most dangerous countries for LGBTQIA+ people to visit. Qatar enforces strict Sharia laws and punishes homosexuality with imprisonment, flogging and the death penalty.

came out as gay last month and received praise and support from across the soccer world.

A huge congrats to Josh Cavallo!

Josh Cavallo has made history as the first openly gay professional footballer to play at top tier.The 27 year old Australian sportsman plays for Adelaide United based in his home country. He shared his story on Instagram writing: "I am proud to publicly announce that I am gay.