“So Much Has Changed” | Thomas Hitzlsperger on Coming Out and LGBT in Football | Iron Cast Podcast

Ten years on, Thomas Hitzlsperger is still the only Premier League player to come out as gay.

Our guest on Iron Cast this week, Thomas discusses the progress football has made in integrating the LGBT community and what more needs to be done.

Thomas also reflects on his full football career, from the highs of scoring a Bundesliga-winning screamer with Stuttgart to the lows of relegation with West Ham.

#PremierLeague #WestHam #LGBTHistoryMonth

00:00 Intro
00:50 Coming out
02:45 Bayern academy
04:20 Aston Villa
07:00 Winning the Bundesliga
10:00 Der Hammer joins the Hammers
12:20 Premier League relegation
22:50 Why Thomas left
25:20 Becoming an entrepreneur
33:10 Football’s LGBT community

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