John Fashanu says it was 'horrible' that he paid his late brother £75,000 to avoid 'embarrassing' their family by coming out as gay. When quizzed on why there are still no openly gay professional football players, he said that the game is dominated by male stereotypes. John spoke of the racial abuse he and his brother suffered growing up in a predominantly white area. Justin (right) and John (left) are pictured as childrenHe went on: 'He was a wonderful footballer, but he was gay. 'I paid him a substantial amount of money to not come out and say he was gay.

Source: Daily Mail May 01, 2020 09:11 UTC