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Belfast disability football club making a difference on and off the pitch

"It is great seeing the numbers grow. That's why I got involved, to give these guys a chance and to see how happy they are."

Belfast Live

Nigel Owens column: I know what Jake Daniels has been going through, his courage proves football can mirror rugby

Top referee Nigel Owens explains exactly what would have been going through Blackpool star Daniels' mind ahead of coming out, the first UK footballer to do so

Wales Online

Barrhead politician backs gay footballer's "courage"

MSP Paul O'Kane has tabled a Holyrood motion in support of Blackpool's Jake Daniels

Daily Record

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Modern day slavery suspects arrested after police County Lines raids

Three people were arrested after police executed warrants in Woolton, Birkenhead and Blackpool

Liverpool Echo

Jake Daniels sends message to Blackpool teammate Marvin Ekpiteta after homophobic tweets

Jake Daniels made the brave decision to come out as gay this week and the Blackpool star has accepted an apology from teammate Marvin Ekpiteta after his previous homophobic comments

Daily Mirror

Jurgen Klopp ‘proud’ of Jake Daniels after Blackpool forward comes out as gay

Daniels, 17, is the only openly gay active player in the Football League

The Independent UK

Jake Daniels: how homophobia in men's football is changing

Blackpool forward Jake Daniels’ announcement that he is homosexual makes him the UK’s only active, openly gay, male professional footballer.

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Jake Daniels' Blackpool teammate apologises after historical homophobic posts emerge

Earlier this week the 17-year-old Blackpool player came out to the footballing world and was met with plenty of support and acceptance from many big-names within the game

Daily Mirror

English Rangers fan who is 'Scot at heart' drives 40 hours from Blackpool to Seville without stopping

Theo Hill and pal Jordan Powers, both 30, set off from Blackpool late on Sunday night to join Theo's dad John and John's partner Catherine in Andalusia.

Daily Record

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp sends message to Jake Daniels after Blackpool star comes out as gay

Blackpool forward Jake Daniels came out as gay in a televised interview on Monday afternoon

Liverpool Echo

Blackpool’s Marvin Ekpiteta apologises for ‘offensive and inappropriate’ tweets

Blackpool forward Jake Daniels had become the first Briton in the men’s professional game to come out publicly as gay since Justin Fashanu in 1990.

The Independent UK

‘It’s good for all of us’: Blackpool hails Jake Daniels for coming out

While older fans praise teenager’s courage, younger people wonder why football is so behind the times

The Guardian - UK

Man United's David de Gea sends message to Jake Daniels after Blackpool striker comes out as gay

Blackpool youngster Jake Daniels has become the first player in UK men's football to come out as being gay since 1990.

Manchester Evening News

Jake Daniels: Josh Cavallo ‘very proud’ of ‘brave’ Blackpool player after coming out as gay

Jake Daniels has been praised for his decision to come out as Britain’s only openly gay active male professional footballer by the player who helped inspire him to do so.

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Daily Mirror

Gary Lineker hails Jake Daniels for bravely announcing he is gay in historic moment

Blackpool forward Jake Daniels is the UK's first active footballer to announce he is openly gay for over 30 years and the teenager has received support from former England striker Gary Lineker

Liverpool Echo

Mersey Marauders chief lauds 'incredible role model' Jake Daniels after he comes out as gay

Blackpool forward Jake Daniels came out as gay in a televised interview on Monday afternoon

Daily Mirror

Phillip Schofield shares 'hope' for Jake Daniels after footballer comes out as gay

Phillip Schofield was quick to praise Blackpool striker Jake Daniels on Tuesday's episode of this Morning after the 17-year-old footballer announced that he is gay

Irish Mirror

Leo Varadkar praises Blackpool's Jake Daniels for coming out as gay in what he calls 'a big moment' for football

The 17-year-old has become the first male professional footballer in Britain to come out in 32 years

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Football celebrates brave Jake Daniels after Blackpool forward comes out as gay

The teenage Tangerines striker has come out to the footballing world as gay and been met with plenty of support and acceptance from many big-names within the game

The Independent UK

Blackpool forward Jake Daniels comes out as gay

The 17-year-old is the first Briton in the men’s professional game to come out publicly as gay since Justin Fashanu in 1990.

Manchester Evening News

Watch: Moment Blackpool Pleasure Beach visitors get stuck at top of 235ft The Big One ride

The malfunction seemingly happened as the tallest ride in the country ascended to its peak

Daily Mirror

Scary clip shows Blackpool Pleasure Beach visitors stuck at 235ft after ride malfunction

The incident took place at the popular theme park on Sunday afternoon (May 15) and a video from the scene shows the carriage had come to a stop towards the top of the 235ft ride

Manchester Evening News

How much driving an electric car from Manchester to London, Lake District, Cornwall, Yorkshire and Blackpool costs compared to petrol and catching a train

We take a look at which mode of transport is most cost-effective

Daily Mirror

Boy suffers nasty burn after leaning on telegraph pole and scorching his skin

Linda Robinson, of Blackpool, was fuming when her grandson Jacob came home with a brown mark on his arm after leaning on a telegraph pole in a residential area

Daily Mirror

Fuming daughter slapped with £70 fine while taking elderly mum for her Covid jab

NHS anaesthetist Peter Mowbray said his wife Louise was taking her mum for her latest Covid jab in Blackpool when she was wrongly hit with a £70 parking fine

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