Feb 15
In a poignant post entitled “The Next Chapter…” on his personal website, U.S. soccer player Robbie Rogers has come out as gay and also stepped away from professional soccer.
The 25-year-old midfielder from California played in 18 games for the U.S. men’s national team and starred for the Columbus Crew before leaving the MLS for Europe.
Although he described his playing career as giving him “more joy than I could have ever imagined,” the pain in Rogers’ writing is palpable at times.
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