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Fashanu was subjected to regular abuse from fans and from fellow players during his career.

Another '90s football pro, Graeme Le Saux, has spoken of how he was often subjected to homophobic abuse from players and fans during the decade, despite being straight.

US footballer Robbie Rogers came out in 2013. Despite not playing professional football at the time, he had played for Leeds United in the UK. He briefly retired from the game after coming out publicly, but then signed to LA Galaxy later that year.

Though the move set to be made by the two currently unknown Premier League footballers shows how much the sport has moved on since then, homophobia, particularly in the form of chants from the stands, is still an issue within football.