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A-League midfielder Josh Cavallo has come out as gay, becoming the only known current male top-flight professional footballer in the world to be out.

“I’m a footballer and I’m gay,” the 21-year-old said in an emotional video posted on Adelaide United’s social media.

“All I want to do is play football and be treated equally.”

Cavallo is the first active gay professional footballer to come out in Australia’s top-flight, saying he was done with feeling “ashamed” about his sexuality.

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